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Horses really can smell our fear, new study finds

Horses can detect fear in humans by smell, becoming more likely to startle and more wary of people who are scared, a new study has found. Researchers collected samples of odor compounds from the ...
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Fear of horses? They can smell it on you, say researchers

The researchers predict their new findings will affect riders and trainers as well as anyone else who works with horses, warning that humans should be aware of the emotional impact they can have, as ...
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Horses can smell fear – and it changes their behaviour, study finds

Horses’ behaviour is influenced by the smell of human fear, reveals new research. Mares and stallions exposed to the scent exhibited higher levels of fearful behaviour themselves – and were less ...
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Horses can smell fear: In experiments where horses smelled sweat from scared humans, they reacted to scary and sudden events with increased fear and reduced human interaction

Funding: This study was granted by ANR Emodour (grant number ANR-23-CE20-0033) and Institut Français du Cheval et de l’Équitation (IFCE, grant number 32001331 Cognition Emotion). PJ was funded by the ...
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The smell of fear influences horse behavior

Olfaction is the sense most widely used by animals to communicate. Although this sense has been studied mainly in the context of reproduction within a species, its broader role remains largely unknown ...