"The horse's brain is comparable in size to that of humans. It has an
extraordinarily well-developed cerebral cortex consisting of many
convolutions (folds that increase the surface area). The hippocampus
is a composite convolution of the cortex which is the thinking part of
the brain responsible for intelligence and memory as well as other
functions.

Horses are cognitive animals with great learning capabilities yet many
are subjected to unnatural lives in dark stalls with nothing of
interest happening daily except the delivery of hay. Some get an hour
of turnout a day and perhaps a half-hour of mind-numbing lunging.
Others are ridden over the same course with little or no variation.
And yet people wonder why these horses seem dull compared to others
that are played with regularly and have a variety of stimuli and
interesting challenges in their surroundings.

Horses who live in enriched environments are generally well-adjusted,
more alert, and can handle new situations better. Whether this is due
to an increase in brain cells is unknown but common sense tell us that
any organism living in a stimulating habitat will be enriched by its
experiences."

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Judy
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