Horses can recognise their owners from their voices and create a mental picture of familiar humans

Horses really can recognise their owners by their voices, according to research showing how they generate a mental picture of familiar humans.

When a familiar person’s voice is played from a hidden loudspeaker, horses look towards them more than to another individual they know, or a stranger.
Scientists at the University of Sussex have previously revealed the animals also recognise members of their herd in this way, an ability known as ‘cross modal’. Read more…