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Senses
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geared so much to focus on a specific object, but more on movement on the periphery” of their vision.
McKenzie described a horse who was . terrified of a flapping flag on the horizon, even though the horse had been ridden past the flagpole countless times. The movement was key.
“That’s why some people really think their horses can see ‘ghosts,’ “ McKenzie added. “We can’t tell what the horse is sensitive to. But they can perceive even tiny movements in their field of vision.”
McKenzie noted that a horse’s eyes do not focus like the human eye: to see in the distance, the horse raises his head, lowering it to see closer up. That is why, he explained, a horse raises his head when looking at a jump in the distance but lowers it as his stride carries him closer.
“But horses also use their senses in conjunction with one another,” McKenzie said. “I once rode this one-eyed polo pony. I swear she could ‘see,’ even on her blind side. Horses use their peripheral vision a lot, plus, this mare was using her hearing to ‘see’ another horse coming.”
Hearing
The horse has an acute sense of hearing, as McKenzie pointed out. The ears also indicate feelings and behavior. They can rotate 180 degrees and will generally
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