Élodie Briefer grew up in the countryside near Geneva — and horses have long been a part of her world. "I was riding horses when I was young," she recalls. "I can't remember at which age I started, ...

Horses, with their high-pitched whinnies, seemed to buck the trend of larger animals producing lower sounds, but a new study explains the mechanics behind the noises a horse makes. By Kate ...

The whinny is an unusual combination of both high and low pitched sounds, like a cross between a grunt and a squeal — that come out at the same time. The low-pitched part wasn't much of a mystery. It ...

A horse’s whinny is a distinctive and instantly recognizable sound, which the animals use to communicate with each other and express emotions. But this unique vocalization has long puzzled scientists, ...