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Can Shetland Ponies Count? Yes And No, Recent Study Says Sponsored by:
A study from Germany suggests that horses may be more mathematically inclined than originally thought after a trio of Shetland ponies demonstrated they could recognize the difference between the number of objects in different images.
Researchers from the University of Gottingen trained the ponies to choose images that matched a specific visual cue.First Drs. Vivian Gabor and Martina Gerken taught the ponies to walk up to a device and press a button; they were rewarded each time they approached the device and eventually for pressing one of the buttons.