Senses , Stress & Movement Quiz

vision is vision in which both eyes are used separately.

vision is the ability to maintain visual focus on an object with both eyes, creating a single visual image.

Equine vision is designed for . Horses’ eyes are adept at detecting movement at a and are less adept at picking up .

– A repeated, persistent sequence of movements that have no obvious purpose. Indicator of poor welfare and sometimes referred to as “diseases of domestication” because they have not been observed in free ranging wild horses.

– Are normal behaviours that are out of context. Example of this is
pawing when tied up, licking objects. They are intended to release tension.

– These are shown when the horse is fearful and seeks to pacify an aggressor. Example of this is head turning/looking away (which many people were taught that it was a sign of disrespect)

– Occurs when a horse’s repeated attempts to escape a stressful situation fail.  They ‘learn’ that they cannot do anything about the stressful situation and therefore stop trying.  It is also associated with ‘depression’ in horses.  It can look like obedience.