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    HOW YOUR MOODS MAY AFFECT YOUR HORSE

    Jul 24, 2018 2 minutes
    By Christine Barakat and Mick McCluskey, BVSc, MACVSc

    After an exasperating day at work, take a deep breath and leave your stress at the barn door: A new study shows that not only can horses recognize a person’s angry facial expressions, they are likely to remember and react to the signs of a bad mood in the future.

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