How good is a horses hearing?

Answer 1

Horses primary way of communicating is body language. They do have some sounds such as a whinney, nicker or snort.

Well horses cant really talk if you know what i mean . They do neigh when they are happy or neigh when they are in disstress ,but mostly use body language for instance they put their ears back flat when they are angry.

Answer 2

It is believed that young horses can hear high pitched sounds up to two miles away. This varies depending on the terrain and the age of the horse, as the hearing begins to decline as the horse ages.

Answer 3

Yes they have beetter hearing but it is thought that they also have a sixth sense. They can sense your fear and sense thiings before they happen. Whether this is true or not we do not know. But to simply answer your question yes hhorses can hear better than humans. Hope i helped

Answer 4

Yes. Horses do have good hearing because they have hairs in their ear that catch the sound waves. A long time ago (and still now) horses were in the wild with no protection so they relied on all their senses.

Answer 5

Horses have very good hearing and ears that can rotate almost 180 degrees. The ears also can move independent of each other so he can hear behind him while listening to what is in front of him.

Answer 6

They can actually hear as good as dogs. Maybe even better.

Answer 7

They can hear at different ranges of pitches through their cupped ears. They can hear really high pitches, such as the ones bats hear.

Answer 8

They hear with the same concept as a human- tiny(microscopic tiny) hair that move on sound waves. Horses ears not only show what their listening to but also express thoughts to other horses.