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Why Does My Horse Spook at Nothing?

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Understanding Horse Vision: by Rick Gore Horses have very unique eyes. They can see out of one eye and each eye can see something different or independently. The left can see on the left while the right is seeing something different on the right, this is one reason why they spook so easy and jump and react to changes around them. Humans cannot do this so it is hard for them to see the world through a horse’s eyes. Using one eye at a time is called Monocular Vision. [Mono meaning one] Which is why a horse can almost see…

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