How do u know if a horse is happy?

Sylvester
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How do u know if a horse is happy?

9 years 6 months ago

I know with my cat if i blow in its face or pull its ears it wags its tail to show enjoyment.

how can u tell with a horse?

Any tell tells?

I could have googles thought i would ask rather.

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Re: How do u know if a horse is happy?

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Id also like to now that also why have jockeys if the horse wants to win ?

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Re: How do u know if a horse is happy?

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Dellboy wrote: Id also like to now that also why have jockeys if the horse wants to win ?

You know how difficult it is to catch a loose horse - imagine trying to catch 14 with no jockeys on. Also horses, like all animals are programmed for survival so they don't waste energy unnecessarily so they'd probable run 100m , see there's no danger and stop to a walk.

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Re: How do u know if a horse is happy?

9 years 6 months ago - 9 years 6 months ago

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Dellboy wrote: Id also like to now that also why have jockeys if the horse wants to win ?

Agree with MrH, but I must admit that I have often wondered if jockeys shouldn't be restricted to a female profession...................fewer weight problems generally and I would suspect racing might be a bit cleaner??!! :whistle:

(one day it might even be robots and regulators could check the intent by analysing programming-sounds far fetched but is it?............................................ :huh: )

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