Why Horses Bob Their Heads When You Come Near

[javawizard]

Horses cannot focus their eyes in the way humans do. They have to
change the angle of their heads if they want to see close objects
clearly. That's why they bob their heads up and down as you come near.
They want to see clearly. - from the Animals section of www.odd-info.com

[Francis Burton]

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Post by javawizard
Horses cannot focus their eyes in the way humans do. They have to
change the angle of their heads if they want to see close objects
clearly. That's why they bob their heads up and down as you come near.
They want to see clearly. - from the Animals section of www.odd-info.com

Why can't they focus their eyes in the way humans do?

Francis

[Ocean of Nuance]

Post by Francis Burton
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Post by javawizard
Horses cannot focus their eyes in the way humans do. They have to
change the angle of their heads if they want to see close objects
clearly. That's why they bob their heads up and down as you come near.
They want to see clearly. - from the Animals section of www.odd-info.com

Why can't they focus their eyes in the way humans do?

Poor "design." :)

Horses bob their heads because that's how they walk. They undulate,
some more than others. Some actually prowl. Those are the "10" types.

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[John Hasler]

Horses cannot focus their eyes in the way humans do. They have to change
the angle of their heads if they want to see close objects
clearly. That's why they bob their heads up and down as you come near.
They want to see clearly. - from the Animals section of www.odd-info.com

This "info" is not only odd, it's wrong. The "ramped retina" theory was
disproven in the last century. Don't waste your time visiting the Web site
this spam advertises. It's crap.

[t***@gmail.com]

Post by Francis Burton
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Post by javawizard
Horses cannot focus their eyes in the way humans do. They have to
change the angle of their heads if they want to see close objects
clearly. That's why they bob their heads up and down as you come near.
They want to see clearly. - from the Animals section ofwww.odd-info.com

Why can't they focus their eyes in the way humans do?
Francis

they also head bob due to tight nuchal ligaments in their necks
REQUIRING the head to move as the opposite limb moves. This is the
same ligament that allows them to sleep standing up.

[Sharon Potter]

Post by t***@gmail.com
they also head bob due to tight nuchal ligaments in their necks
REQUIRING the head to move as the opposite limb moves. This is the
same ligament that allows them to sleep standing up.

Um, no....the nuchal ligament supports the neck in its lowered position
while the horse sleeps standing up, but it has nothing at all to do with
the horse's capability to sleep while standing.

Sharon Potter
Red Branch

[JZMiller]

Post by Sharon Potter

Post by t***@gmail.com
they also head bob due to tight nuchal ligaments in their necks
REQUIRING the head to move as the opposite limb moves. This is the
same ligament that allows them to sleep standing up.

Um, no....the nuchal ligament supports the neck in its lowered position
while the horse sleeps standing up, but it has nothing at all to do with
the horse's capability to sleep while standing.

We've got ourselves a bonafide idiot posting now. Gads, where is the
tar and feathers when you need it????

Egads, the nuchal ligament? LOLOL


Jody

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Post by javawizard
Horses cannot focus their eyes in the way humans do. They have to
change the angle of their heads if they want to see close objects
clearly. That's why they bob their heads up and down as you come near.
They want to see clearly. - from the Animals section ofwww.odd-info.com

Horses bob their heads ALSO due to tight nuchal ligaments in their
necks. Each stride causes it to tighten then relax. Uneven head bobs
telll you that a horse is favoring on leg over the other.