The mind of the horse : an introduction to equine cognition /
Michel-Antoine Leblanc ; translated by Giselle Weiss.
- xix, 440 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-424) and index.
Foreword to the French edition -- Foreword to the English edition -- Preface -- 1. What we know about the nature of the horse -- 2. Equine intelligence -- 3. Animal intelligence, cognition, and representation -- 4. The equine brain -- 5. The nature of equine perception -- 6. The anatomical and physiological basis of equine visual perception -- 7. The behavioral exploration of equine visual perception : perception of shapes and movement -- 8. The behavioral exploration of equine visual perception : the quest for color perception -- 9. Hearing in horses -- 10. Equine chemical perception : odors, pheromones, tastes, and flavors -- 11. Tactile perception in the horse -- Conclusion -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Index.