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    Horses can recognise their owners voices

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/s...ar-humans.html

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    I could have told them that! Back when I evented, my horse Mighty Mouse would hear my voice as soon as I came into the stabling area and said hi to someone, and way before he could see me. People used to crack up at his shrill "get your butt over here and feed me!" whinny.
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    • #3
      My boy absolutely knows my voice. No matter where we are, I call his name and up comes his head, the ears prick and the whinnying starts. He's totally oblivious to other people's attention. I've always said he is more lap dog than equine.
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        Not only do my ponies recognize my voice (Miss Mare starts knickering to me from down the aisle before I even step into view), but my herd at home actually recognizes my vehicle. (The unique engine sound, although they probably recognize it on sight too.) Most of their pasture is out of view from where I pull in/park, but without fail by the time I get out of my car, they are all at the gate. They don't do it for any other vehicle.

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        • #5
          I always thought this was common knowledge. I know when I call my horse's name, she is the only one in the herd who picks her head up and answers back. Although she has yet to actually call me by name...

          My mule is the same, and since he can see or hear my truck approach from his pasture, he will often start making a fuss when he hears me drive up.

          Needless to say, I love it!
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          • #6
            Duh.
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            • #7
              My horse, nicknamed Yousodumb at the track... was smart enough to, very early on, learn the sound of my car and what that meant- TURNOUT!
              He also is the only one in the field to lift his head when I call him

              I noticed his ears perk up and his attention go in her direction when BMs phone would do it's little 'you have a text' jingle last night.

              He also knows my sons silhouette! Working on The Geezer with the Vet with sunlight to our backs, son walks into the barn and The Geezers attention was rapt! He loves the boy!

              Yousodumb indeed!
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              • #8
                The Hamster absolutely knows my voice and my car. As soon as he hears my car pull up, he's staring towards the door with ears perked. Once in a while I get the "Hurry the hell up" whinny, but usually he stands watching and waiting or paces a bit in his stall until I come to put him in cross ties. One time I arrived and he was super needy/affectionate and practically shoved his way out of the stall when I opened it, which is really unlike him. He kept acting kind of weird until I got to picking out his feet and as soon as I ran my hands down his leg, he stopped, dropped his head, and gave me this look. It was then I noticed a small wound on his lower leg that was bleeding. It may sound crazy, but I swear he was trying to tell me it was there and that he just knew I was going to fix it and make it better.

                I, too, have had people tell me that he's not that smart of a horse, but dumb is the absolute last thing I'd call him.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Laurierace View Post
                  Duh.
                  Exactly. Next we will be seeing a study that identifies horses as sentinent beings.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by GoForAGallop View Post
                    Not only do my ponies recognize my voice (Miss Mare starts knickering to me from down the aisle before I even step into view), but my herd at home actually recognizes my vehicle. (The unique engine sound, although they probably recognize it on sight too.) Most of their pasture is out of view from where I pull in/park, but without fail by the time I get out of my car, they are all at the gate. They don't do it for any other vehicle.
                    Yup. Mine too. Starts moving around and whickering when he hears my truck, but no other vehicle. Also, gets VERY excited when he sees me hitching up the trailer. When I just drive up in truck and park, gentle whickers, walks around. When I start to hitch up trailer, gallops up and down paddock bucking and playing.

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                    • #11
                      Horses aren't the only ones. When we had cows, they would recognize the sound of the truck we used for feeding and would come running. They wouldn't do this for any of the other vehicles. They also learned to recognize my voice and would come when called.
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Laurierace View Post
                        Duh.
                        That is what I was thinking, "really?".

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                        • #13
                          Yup, Laurierace -- "duh." They recognize your voice, your car and your step. My big grey mare was a silent horse. So, I was very thrilled, one time, after I had been gone on vacation for over a week, that the minute I stepped into the aisle, I heard this very unfamiliar bellow. It took me a few seconds, and a repeat, to realize that it was coming from my mare. When I got to her stall, her head was pressed against the door and every signal that a horse can give said that she was very glad to see me.
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                          • #14
                            Not only can horses recognize voices of humans, there are articles that say that horses have regional accents. Hi, y'all! And horses can discern the difference between their owner's diesel truck and other diesel trucks at the barn.

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                              Originally posted by Laurierace View Post
                              Duh.
                              True, but nice to know science backed it up and I am not just a crazy horse lady. haha.

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                              • #16
                                My horses know which roomin the house I am in if I am late feeding.!!!

                                My mare would come to the fence nearest my home office and stomp the ground.

                                My pony will Whinney if she hears me open the door to let the dogs out in the morning...she cannot see the house from her stall but she hears the door, which is at least 150' from the house...and the barn is closed up to boot!

                                I must have super smart horses, lol
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                                • #17
                                  My old horse used to know the sound of my truck. He would come to the gate when my truck pulled in. Most like it is becasue I am the human pez dispenser.
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                                  • #18
                                    The other day after I had turned out I had to leave rather quickly. The look I got from my horses as I drove out the driveway was amazing.

                                    They all stared at me like where are you going at this hour?
                                    Since I work out of the house I normally don't leave early in the morning.
                                    They all stopped eating their hay to stare at my vehicle going down the drive.
                                    It cracked me up.

                                    So yes, they recognize more than we give them credit.
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                                    • #19
                                      A study done by a non-horse person? You are right - duh?

                                      And trucks, and cars, and old buddies by a whicker...
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                                      • #20
                                        Originally posted by WildandWickedWarmbloods View Post
                                        Not only can horses recognize voices of humans, there are articles that say that horses have regional accents. Hi, y'all! And horses can discern the difference between their owner's diesel truck and other diesel trucks at the barn.
                                        Horses and dogs I know firsthand can recognize footsteps and different cars. My dogs don't bark when the neighbor cars drive by, but if a new car not from the area does they're very alert.

                                        My guy definitely knows the sound of my car and my footsteps. I bring him "porridge" for lunch and he nickers when I pull up!
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