Comments on: Recognizing Learning Ability in Horses

By: Taylor

Taylor — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:10:58 +0000

This is so interesting!I have always wondered about this.

By: Bri

Bri — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:26:43 +0000

I find that the naughty or mischifius horse is useually the smarter horse. We love to yell out “Stupid horse!” when we find you horse has exscaped into the barn and found out how to open the grain bin. But you try doing all the things he just did without arms, hands, thumbs or natral know-how in opening gates. For instance, my pony likes to exscape his pasture alot, he knows it can’t stop him, but he knows when I yell “JASPER!!!!” or “Git em boys!” he better get his butt back int he pastur before I or the dogs get to him. My horse Savvy is smart, but he doesn’t know that he could just walk right through the fence or even touch the fence, to him, that line is an unbreakable boundry and it is simply impossable to cross. Neither one is dumb, but Jasper tends to put two and two together much easier. Fence not electric+Good food on other side= EXSCAPE!

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:22:42 +0000

Interesting article! I’ve found that intelligence varies wildly from horse to horse, and for that matter the different “kinds” of intelligence. I’ve seen horses hold off on naughty behavior until they think they aren’t being watched, which means they can think far enough ahead that they not only know they shouldn’t be doing the behavior in front of that person, but know that sooner or later that person is going to walk off!

By: Jo Ann

Jo Ann — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:03:07 +0000

I find the horse who looks to the human for the answer is the calm one. I also find the one who trys to open the gate, feed bin and etc. I the one which seems to learn the fastest.

By: PKL

PKL — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:40:10 +0000

I agree, horses do have the the ability to learn from watching and seem to figure out how to do things on their own.

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:59:36 +0000

interesting…

By: Brooke

Brooke — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:59:30 +0000

Good article…old, but so true!

By: PKl

PKl — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:08:22 +0000

Very interesting article. One I will have to reread.

By: mia

mia — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:30:38 +0000

if the horse has a big jaw and is wide between the eyes and has large open flaring nostrils and eyes that are not small the horse should be smart and i could tell u more is i had my book with me but u should buy the book by Linda Tellington-Jones its goooood

By: Diana

Diana — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:36:33 +0000

Gonna try this…