Hearing
The hearing of horses is good, superior to that of humans, and the pinna of each ear can rotate up to 180°, giving the potential for 360° hearing without having to move the head. Often, the eye of the horse is looking in the same direction as the ear is directed.
Read more about this topic: Equine Anatomy
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“We can say that the sound is the primary object of the act of hearing, and that the act of hearing itself is the secondary object.”
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