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Does this explain why horses are relatively calm at the racetrack?

Study: Horses More Relaxed Around Nervous Humans
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/71500/study-horses-more-relaxed-around-nervous-humans

During a presentation at the 8th International Society of Equitation Science conference, held July 18-20 in Edinburgh, Scotland, Katrina Merkies, PhD, associate professor and equine program coordinator at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, explained that horses loose in a round pen react differently to calm versus nervous humans. And interestingly enough, they show the calmest reactions toward the most stressed humans.

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