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How good are a Horses Senses?

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A horse has genetically and physically superior senses than those of human beings, as they are able to see better during the day and the night than a human, and have the largest eye of any of the land mammals, the side positioning of the eyes gives the horse a wide field of vision being at nearly 350 degrees. They are not color blind and they can see differences in major color changes, however they may have a problem between greens browns and grays. The horse has a good sense of hearing, as its ear can rotate a full 360 degrees, and their sense of smell is better than a humans (albeit not their strongest and best sense). They rely heavily on what they see and hear, so in some places horses are forced to wear blinders to keep them from being spooked. Their sense of balance is highly developed and hones to being extremely effective as their cerebellum is a highly advanced part of their brain (much more so than man’s, however our development was in the cerebrum, and thus makes our minds much more advanced as far as conative thought and problem solving go), and they are very acutely aware of terrain, along with placement of their feet at any one location at any time.

Their sense of touch is very well developed, and they can feel things that few people seem to be able to feel – they can feel even the lightest mosquito that lands on them, before it attempts to bite – and if it is in range of their tail they will swat at it, their sense of taste is keenly more developed than our own feeble human taste buds could imagine, and it has developed this way so that they can detect poisonous or spoiled foods easily – which they will immediately reject and spit out. In addition to having a great sense of taste, their lips are prehensile, meaning they can sort out small grains they do not want, while selecting the ones they do want to eat with great accuracy.
Mules are great animals and very friendly, but if you are looking for a pet friend, we believe that dogs are one of the best for your home.


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