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Yes, depending on the horse. Like people, not all horses are smart. Some horses are smarter than others. Reasons for a horse not being smart can be due to inbreeding, breeding horses that are not particularly smart to another horse that is not very smart, and even the upbringing of the horse. Some breeds of horses are known for being smart. One such breed is the Arabian.
Show horses in general also tend to be smart because they are usually worked, and then put in a stall or small paddock for the rest of the day and are therefore alone without much interaction with other horses. When these horses get bored, they tend to learn how to keep themselves entertained. Some learn how to open doors, undo latches, unbutton buttons, unzip zippers, take their stall blankets off and remove their legwraps.
Many aged (6 years and older) are very careful around children or while giving rides to children.
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Are bay horses smarter than sorrel horses?
A horses personality trait is the way they act. The instuction that their brain is feeding their body. There appearance has nothing to do with the way they act of think. It is like a human with black hair being smarter than a human with brown hair. If your relating this question to the myth that blondes are dumb, or less smart than people of other hair colours, than neither of these two theories are true! Frankly, I'm 13 and have an 89% average thank you very much! ;) -Quinnifer101 No of course not any horse can be as smart as any horse any color.
Does the term Only Fools and Horses just apply to the TV show or does it have another meaning?
The term comes from the belief that "only fools and horses work" If one is smart enough they can make a good living without working. ie getting the folk around you to do the work while you reap the rewards. ie working your brains and not your body...
What do you call a lot of horses together?
Horses are just called "horses" unless they are in a group together. When horses get in a group together, they are then called a "herd".
Is a horse smart?
It depends on who you ask and how you look at it. Personally, I think they are very smart. Horses have a very keen sense of observation and emotion and can pick up on techniques right away. Every horse can be trained to do whatever you want it to, but it takes a lot of repetition. A horse trainer named Clinton Anderson says it simply.. "Make the right thing easy and the wrong thing hard." Horses understand that. If you want to teach your horse to stop, you tell it WHOA...if it doesn't stop, make it look like it was your idea and work them hard for it. Pretty soon, they'll start using the Thinking side of their brain and not the Reacting side of their brain which is extremely dominant in most horses. Horses are herd and prey animals and their first instinct when something scares them or they are unsure of, is to run or rise away from it. If they are restained, they fight. They're very simple animals. I have known horses that can unlock their stall doors, unlock every other horse's stall in the barn and then lead them outside for a grazing session. Some horses can learn hundreds of tricks, some very few. They're like people in the fact that they can be lazy or active, stubborn or willing. I think what makes them smarter than even humans sometimes, is the amazing way that they can feel emotions. If you're nervous, a horse can pick up on it and will start to act in a similar way. If you're relaxed, so are they. This is the reason why many riders can tell their horses what to do just by the way they sit in the saddle or breathe. I guess its an opinion. People often compare a horse to the mentality of a 2-4 year old child. A 2-4 year old is in the stage where they are figuring everything out and acting upon it. They are learning at an immense rate. Horses are like this. However, horses are very different from each other, just like dogs and people. So, I say that they are very smart. My horse is too smart for his own good and I've met plenty of horses that have shocked me with their intelligence as well.
What do you call a dozen horses?
A dozen horses is usually called a 'string' of horses.
Is the thoroughbred horse smart?
All horses are smart in their own right, however some individuals may be more intelligent than others. As a general rule, Thoroughbreds are very smart horses.
Are quarter horses good trail horses?
Generally, yes. They are hardy, somewhat surefooted, and smart.
How did sea horses get their name?
because they have smart brains
Are wild horses smart?
Of course they are! They have to survive don't they!
Why do Mesopotamian's not use horses that much?
Because they weren't smart enough.
How smart is an American quarter horse?
They are relatively smart, but it really depends on each individual horses personality and learning style.
Are horses smart animals?
Each animal is intelligent in their own right. However horses are considered a very intelligent species as a whole.
Are sea horses clumsy?
ummm... i would say no but they aren't that smart either.
How are dogs horses cats geckos and birds so smart?
they are all differant
What are wings for a horse?
horses don't have wings, smart one. pegasus do, but they're nonexistent.
Was Clara Barton smart.?
Clara Barton was wonderfully smart! She learned much from school, but she also became so smart because her family taught her everything she knew. cooking, sewing, battlefields riding horses, writing and arithmetic
Where can ride there wild horses?
well it is not smart to ride a wild horse but wild horse rehab
