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Can horses think ahead and plan strategically?

Can horses think ahead and plan strategically?

Update: 2024-08-27

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This week Nancy and Kate discuss a just published research paper on the complex cognitive abilities of horses.

Research Reference:

Louise Evans, Heather Cameron-Whytock, Carrie Ijichi,

Whoa, No-Go: Evidence consistent with model-based strategy use in horses during an inhibitory task,

Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Volume 277,

106339, SSN 0168-1591,

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168159124001874?via%3Dihub

Press Releases:

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-horses-intelligent-previously-thought.html

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/12/horses-can-plan-ahead-and-think-strategically-scientists-find

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Can horses think ahead and plan strategically?

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