When a horse puts both ears backward he is most likely upset or annoyed with something. This doesn't necessarily mean he will do anything bad, but use caution when approaching a horse with his ears back. He may try to kick or even bite if he feels threatened. If you are riding a horse with his ears back, try to calm him down by patting his neck. If just one ear is slanted back, he is probably trying to figure out your riding cues.
if a horses ears are pulled back it usually means they're angry, distressed, annoyed, or unhappy.
It means that it's ether nervous or exited
Bit frightend perhaps, threatend
it is angry or ticked off.
slightly slanted is listening, slanted all the way back means aggression. they may bite, kick, or react harshly.
Depending onhow far back they are, they are either angry, or listening to soomething behind them. If their ears are flat back agaisnt their head, then they are angry or uset. Its a warning sign. That's how they show they arent pleased, but if they are just tilted back, then they are most likely trying to hear somehting that is behind them better.
Just tilted back ears is just a horse listening to something behind it. If they are pinned against the neck however, this would indicate anger or frustration.
ears forward-happy ears to side-content ears flat back-aggressive, in pain ears slightly back-listening behind them
If the ears are slightly backward then the horse is listening to what is behind them, they put their ears like this when they are sleeping as well. However, if they are flat back against the horses poll the they are showing that they are angry or distressed.
if a horse's ears are back slightly, it means he is irratated or restless if his ears are back completely, he is fearful,angry, aggressive, scared ect. hope this helps!!
If they are WAY backward, like, almost touching the head, then that horse is spooked and angry! Calm the horse down. HOWEVER if the ears are slightly tilted back, then the horse is listening to you. If you tell the horse "Trot" then he/she will probably have been alert and would probably pick up the trot immediately.
The area right behind or slightly behind the horses ears is the poll, you'll also find the bridle path in this area if the horse has one.
When a horse's ears are slanted backwards, the horse is paying attention to something behind him. If you are on the horse's back, this is good unless you are competing in hunter/jumper classes where the judge wants to see the ears forward which tells you that the horse is looking for the next jump. However, if the ears are flat back against the horse's head, the horse is warning you or another animal to back off.
The horse is angry.
The people who created the breed probable liked curved ears so they bred a horse with slightly curved ears horse to another with curved ears and got a foal with really curved ears. Through selective breeding they insured that the entire breed would have curved ears.