How the horses comiunicate?

Answer 1

Arabian horses communicate just like any other breed. Just like humans, they communicate through sound! So if you want into a barn and there are horses neighing back and forth, its just like you and i having a conversation!

-Quinnifer101

Also, horses often communicate by body language. Sometimes even more so than sound. Pinned back ears show anger, while teeth clacking shows submission. Arabs are just like any horse breed when it comes to communication.

-Barrelracinglove

Answer 2

What a great question! Horses are masters of body language. Not just other horses but they can read people like a book. Unlike in the movies, horses are not very verbal. Winnying is usual saved for greetings, or to get in touch with other equines. Though they don't verbalize much if you pay attention they speak volumes. They are constantly communicating through facial expressions and body posture. That's why the old rule says if your angry or upset its best to put your horse away until you are calmer. They will pick up on your mood instantly.

Answer 3

Primarily through body language. The most obvious signs include the following:

• Ears pinned back flat to the head is deemed a threat, and can tell another horse (or human), "Hey, get outta my way, or I'll bite/kick." Ears that are back but not flat back to the head should not be taken as a threat, since the horse is either relaxed, or listening to what's behind it. One year back only means the horse is paying attention to a sound behind it while one ear focuses on the sounds in front or beside it.
• Bared teeth can mean, "I'm going to bite." The barred teeth are often in conjunction with the ears pinned back, both which are threatening behaviors.
• A thrown-up head can mean the horse is fearful, especially if it's way high up, with the nose level with the poll. He is simply keeping his head up to protect his eyes and mouth from potential harm. If the nose is level with the top of the withers, though, and ears pricked either forward or what, this means the horse is on the alert, trying to assess whether the particular thing it hears, sees or smells is trouble or not.
• A lowered head while licking and chewing can tell other horses or humans that the horse is showing submission. Often though, if the horse is being chased by a trainer in the round pen and licking and chewing, it's doing nothing more than keeping its mouth moist because it went dry from having to run so much.

As mentioned, these are the most obvious behaviours that horses exhibit among each other and to their human companions. However, horses often have much more subtle behaviours that a good horseman or -woman must know and understand to be able to fully communicate and understand what a horse is trying to say. The mouth can say a lot: lips drawn or "pursed" together indicate the horse is tense or nervous; loose and relaxed indicate the horse is calm. The eyes of a horse can also say a lot, as they can glare with a cold stare or have a warm, calm look just like humans can. Position of the legs and tail can indicate whether a horse is ready to flee if a human or animal comes too close, or if it is relaxed. Good horse people can also spot when a horse starts to tense up or is relaxed.

A horse rarely uses noise to "talk" to each other, but they have a few sounds they use to communicate. A nicker is often used for horses or humans that that horse finds as a friend. A neigh or whinny often is letting other horses know that that particular horse is there, announces to the human its time to be fed, is an alarm to other horses, or is a call to find its herd or friend that it has lost. A squeal can announce battle, especially between stallions, or a warning to a stallion to keep away especially between a mare in heat and a stallion trying to court her.

Answer 4

Horses communicate with people the same way that they would communicate with other horses. To a horse that is used to people, those people are simply other horses that stand on two legs and look a lot different from a real horse. It doesn't know any different nor can know the difference. A horse can only communicate the way it knows how.

Answer 5

Horses will put their ears back if they feel nasty and neigh when they are happy.

These show that they communicate with each other.

Answer 6

Horses communicate in many ways, not only do they communicate by their whinny but the communicate by there movements and there jestures with there body.

Answer 7

Yes, horses show affection towards each other in several ways. They typically will groom and nuzzle each other to show affection and bond with their herd mates.