New research shows horses can detect human fear through smell, subtly shaping their behavior during training and everyday ...

Across human history, no single animal has had a deeper impact on human societies than the horse. But when and how people domesticated horses has been an ongoing scientific mystery. As they spread, ...

Scientists now have proof that horses are able to pick up on human fear through scent, not just by observing human body language or tone of voice, but by actually being able to sniff out the chemical ...

Horses can smell your fear. If you are experiencing this emotion while standing near a horse, they will be able to detect it ...

Horses can sniff out fear in humans, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One. The study used cotton pads placed in human participants’ armpits to collect odor samples ...

The horses showed distinct behavioural and physiological changes when exposed to fear-related odours through the cotton pads, ...

Horses exposed to samples of sweat from people who had had a scary experience appeared more afraid themselves: the animals ...

Around the world, relationships between people and horses have had a tremendous impact on the human story, forever changing ways of life from transport to communication, subsistence, and belief.

Horses have been around humans for thousands of years, yet they manage to surprise people who claim to know them. They ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Across human history, no single animal has had a deeper impact on human societies than the horse. But when and how people domesticated horses ...