Amazing Ears

A horse's ears can tell and do MANY things. Here are some of them!

Emotions

1. Ears forward and pricked = happy and interested.

2. Ears laid back against head = unhappy, angry, or annoyed.

3. Ears lowered = relaxed, bored, or feeling sick


4. Flicking ears = listening

Facts

1. You can tell if a horse is cold by feeling behind their ears. If that area is cold, then so is the horse.
2. Horses have 16 muscles in their ears!
3. Due to Fact #2, they can rotate their ears 180 degrees.