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Post by bluemingidiot on Jul 13, 2018 13:45:00 GMT
Researchers in France determined that the snorting exhale that horses often make may be a sign of a positive emotion. linkWonder if the same holds true for men and burps.
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Post by aoconnor on Jul 15, 2018 17:47:01 GMT
Lol! When my horses snort it is hardly a happy thing! It’s generally a fright, or a fight! Seldom is it happy:-)
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Post by Woodpecker on Jul 15, 2018 17:57:12 GMT
Funny aoconnor, I was going to say the exact same thing. My father's trotters, race horses were not happy when they snorted! It mean't they were angry or afraid. Don't mess with a snorting horse
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Post by gracielagata on Jul 24, 2018 12:27:15 GMT
I was going to add- blowing air out is usually considered a release in a stressful situation. On the trail, the rider of the skittish or tense horse encourages the blowing and feels the horse get less tense once s/he blows out a few times.
Is this the same as a snort? I have seen ours snort in other ways that I could call happy, but not this one.
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Post by aoconnor on Jul 24, 2018 16:40:54 GMT
LOL! I never like being in the path of a snorting horse:-) I have never seen one of mine snort friendly:-). Just sayin:-)
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Post by gracielagata on Jul 24, 2018 17:43:01 GMT
LOL! I never like being in the path of a snorting horse:-) I have never seen one of mine snort friendly:-). Just sayin:-) Exactly! When we brought our 3rd horse home, a gelding at age 16ish at the time.... We were in the pasture with them and he came running over interested in us, snorted and seemed to try to mount my daughter as she stood there! We quickly reprimanded him and he has never tried that behavior again- but definitely not a snort I am interested in hearing! lol
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