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By Stephen Beech

Horses' behavior is influenced by the smell of fear, reveals new research.

Horse behaviour is influenced by the smell of fear, reveals new research

Horses in a field with an animal caretaker in Val de Loire INRAE research centre (France). (Christophe Maitre / INRAE via SWNS)
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Horse behaviour is influenced by the smell of fear, reveals new research

A pad impregnated with the human odor odor of fear, the human odor of joy, or no odor at all is presented to a horse. (Christophe Maitre / INRAE via SWNS)

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