Page 17 - Alfwaress, Aileen, Feature Article (1)

“To begin modifying your horse’s
behavior, implement a more
intensive exercise program and
evaluate your horse’s feeding
program. A horse that is energetic or
inquisitive will need active exercise
at least five times a week. Each
exercise session should include
games that make your horse think as
well as games that require stamina.
While within their stall, your horse
should be given things to occupy
their time. Stall balls and other toys
or puzzles are available for horses
that need constant stimulation.
Puzzles made specifically for horses
can be attached to the stall walls”
(11).
In summary, in order to allow your horse Seeing The World
to stop kicking, you have to get it to exercise.
Allow your horse to train and run around, and Horses have always had a different way of
play with some equipment like balls. This will seeing the world. With eyes at the sides of their
help calm your horse. The kicking will be heads, it’s kind of obvious. Except, there is more
stopped, and it will be time to move on. Take care behind it. There is more than meets the eye.
of many other things, besides the horse legs that According to, “HorseTalk.com”, they state,
always go flying into the air.
“The horse’s view has been likened to that of a
colour-blind person with problems in the
red-green spectrum, but with variations in gray
regions. The researchers say the illustrations give
only a sense of the colour world of the horse”
(Clarkson 12).
So basically, horses don’t exactly see color.
They also have a blind spot directly in front, and
behind because of their eyes being at the sides of
their head. “HorseandRider.com” states, “As a
prey animal, your horse has monocular vision,
meaning he has one eye on each side of his head”
(Hayes 11). With eyes in that location, a horse's
vision can be a little tricky to understand.
Horses don’t see everything, and what they
do see isn’t colorful. We have also learned that
horses kick and paw for many reasons, and know
how to stop it. Going in depth has showed us what
we never saw before. What’s behind the horse.
What’s behind it all -Aileen Alfwaress

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