Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 231, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1917 — Best Listener in the World. [ARTICLE]

Best Listener in the World.

The horse is really one of the best listeners in the world. He is always on the alert* for sounds which concern or interest him. When tie looks at anything he turns his ears toward it to observe the better whether any sound comes from it. If a horse is particularly interested in your driving of him he always turnS'his ears backward toward you, but if he has no concern on that subject or if he sees anything ahead that interests him he keeps his ears pricked forward. A horse hears the whinny of another horse at a greater distance than the average raajn can hear it