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The Senses - Coggle Diagram
The Senses
The eye
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Blind spots: underneath belly, on top of back, behind, in front of face
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When training a horse, you must remember they are prey animals, make them aware that you're in a blind spot so you don't spook them etc..
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Predators eyes on the front of the face as they don't need to be so aware of the surroundings because they are unlikely to be hunted, whereas prey animals eyes on the sides of the face because they need a bigger field of vision
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The ear
The pinna (outer ear) is large and conical shaped to funnel sound into the ear, also covered in hairs to prevent foreign bodies entering the ear
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Similar hearing range to humans (55 - 33,500 Hz), but are able to pick up more subtle sounds
The middle ear includes the ear drum and an air filled chamber which contains three small bones which amplify the vibrations of the ear drum and transmit the sound to the inner ear
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The inner ear contains the cochlea (the hearing organ) and the vestibular system which is the organ for balance
The nose
Anatomy
Nasal chamber: where air is warmed or cooled before passing to the lower respiratory tract to avoid shocking the system
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The sense of taste
Taste receptors very similar to humans', but the horse has ~25,000 and a human has 8-10,000. They're located on the roof of the mouth, soft palate, and the back of the tongue
The horse will often use the sense of smell with the sense of taste to distinguish between what's edible and what's inedible