A sharp-eared reviewer reckons film-makers use the same sound recording every time a horse appears. What’s more, she says, it’s the wrong one How can you be sure a horse is a horse? Usually, it is ...

Horses 'whinny' to find new friends, greet old ones and celebrate happy moments, like feeding time. But how exactly they produce the distinctive sound - also called a 'neigh' - has long eluded ...