Horses (Equus caballus) use human local enhancement cues and adjust to human attention

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-194335
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.19433

Krueger, Konstanze

; Flauger, Birgit ; Farmer, Kate ; Maros, Katalin

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Abstract

This study evaluates the horse (Equus caballus) use of human local enhancement cues and reaction to human attention when making feeding decisions. The superior performance of dogs in observing human states of attention suggests this ability evolved with domestication. However, some species show an improved ability to read human cues through socialization and training. We observed 60 horses ...