Listeners, does Regina have a story for you! In this episode of the Horse Industry Podcast, Regina tells the fascinating story of a stallion named, Clever Hans. He was owned by a man named Wilhelm Von Osten, a German teacher who believed he could teach animals. And it seemed as though he did teach Hans, or did he? This story is full of twists and turns. Be sure to stay to the end when Regina welcomes a surprise guest!
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Clever Hans: The True Story of the Counting, Adding, and Time-Telling Horse
medium.com/lessons-from-history/clever-hans-the-horse-that-could-count-561cdd5a1eab
www.britannica.com/topic/Clever-Hans
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clever_Hans
www.seeker.com/the-curious-case-of-clever-hans-1765582634.html
104872007.pdf (nytimes.com)
Can Dogs Read Minds? Not Exactly – Seeker
horseyhooves.com/strangest-horse-stories-from-history/
www.hestasaga.com/en/2021/02/05/part-2-the-wonder-horse-clever-hans/