Horses can learn to communicate with humans and express their feelings and opinions, a new study has claimed. In Nordic countries, it is common for horses to wear a blanket in all weathers. Researchers worked with a horse trainer to teach 23 horses of various breeds how to communicate with humans. It was taught to tell the difference between different symbols on the board - blanket on (horizontal bar), blanket off (vertical bar) and no change (blank). Horses requested a blanket in wet, windy and cold weather, but went without when the weather was sunny, the researchers found.

Source: dna September 25, 2016 15:22 UTC