AAEP Convention 2005: Equine Learning Ability

by: Christy West
"Until recently, horses have been estimated to have average intelligence at best," said Evelyn B. Hanggi, MS, PhD, president and, along with Jerry Ingersoll, co-founder of the Equine Research Foundation (ERF) in Aptos, Calif., during her review of literature on equine cognition and perception at the 2005 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention. "Even today, gaps in knowledge, ...