Calculating the Equine Attention Span

by: Erin Ryder, TheHorse.com News Editor
Using operant conditioning, scientists have quantified horses' attention spans, and they have drawn some conclusions that could help horse trainers and owners better understand their charges and how they learn. The researchers at Switzerland's Université de Neuchâtel, with collaborators at Swizerland's Haras National d'Avenches and at France's Université de Rennes, taught the ...