EquiScholars/Module 1 Equine Senses

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Module 1 Equine Senses

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This Equine Senses module offers essential insights into how horses perceive their environment. Tailored for those delivering educational content to learners, the module covers each of the horse’s senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—highlighting how these senses influence behaviour and responses during training or care.

Through practical explanations and hands-on activities, this course enables you to better teach learners about equine behaviour. Activities such as simulating a horse’s vision or exploring how they react to sounds help engage students and provide a deeper understanding of sensory-based behaviours. You’ll learn how to guide learners in predicting and managing horses’ responses.

Designed to enhance both educational experiences and horse welfare, this module equips you with tools and strategies to deliver content confidently to your learners, ensuring they gain valuable insights into equine behaviour. Perfect for instructors looking to enrich their programs with knowledge and practical activities, the Equine Senses module supports both learner engagement and equine well-being.