Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Recognise the basic anatomy of the Horses nose.
• Describe the Vomeronasal Organ and it’s function.
• Define what Pheromones are and give an example of there function.
• Explain the Horses Flehmen response.
• Discuss smell and perception in Horses.
• Summarise the similarities between Horse and Human smelling ability.
• Discuss how Horses rely on their sense of smell.
• Recognise how important allowing your Horse to sniff their environment is.
• Explain the process commonly seen when Horse’s meet and how this can be managed in the safest possible way.
• Describe how Horses taste and why sweet and salty flavours are important.
• Discuss how taste should be considered when Bitting horses.
• Summarise the Do’s and Don’ts when considering our horses smell and taste.