How horse hitching posts in China became cultural treasures
“Some of its original functions vanished, and the value changed from a practical implement to a standard of wealth, good taste and culture.”
Read more“Some of its original functions vanished, and the value changed from a practical implement to a standard of wealth, good taste and culture.”
Read more“Nobody I knew could begin to understand my contempt for possessions, my urge to travel, my love for spending all day in the saddle and all night under the stars.”
Read moreJim Hollander’s work as a photographer has taken him to hotspots of conflict all around the globe including Ethiopia, Somalia, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Liberia, Iraq, Kosovo and the Persian Gulf — but his most treasured memory is that of a 1000km horse ride across Spain.
Read moreGood mounts can be costly to obtain in horse sport. The same goes for knights in chess sets.
Read more“The ice-age horse had a wild, heavy face. It’s so detailed, we can even see the horse hair. It’s fascinating.”
Read more“Our research shows that it was climate change, not Genghis Khan, that was the ultimate cause for the demise of Central Asia’s forgotten river civilizations.”
Read more“Horses, unlike other domestic animals, usually lived to old age. However, after their death, there was no hesitation in using their remains.”
Read moreThe Chronicle of African Americans in the Horse Industry is seeking stories and research to contribute to the collection.
Read moreHickstead has a starring role in the latest episodes in the hit Netflix series, as Princess Anne takes on Britain’s most famous horse trials event.
Read moreDorothy Brooke has been honoured in Salisbury with a Blue Plaque, a historical marker commemorating her links with the city.
Read moreFindings provide insights into the controversial question of where hoofed animals evolved.
Read moreProfits from the sale of Tom Riddle’s “The Riddle Half (of Rood and Riddle)” will go to the AAEP’s Foundation for the Horse and the Theriogenology Foundation.
Read moreIconic western works from the collection of T. Boone Pickens sold at Christie’s in New York.
Read more“The study has shown the close regional relationships in Western Europe cave art since very early times, at least 25,000 years ago.”
Read more“The Legend of the West: Iconic Works from the T. Boone Pickens Collection” will go under the hammer at Christie’s in New York later this month.
Read moreAlthough the balls were found in the graves of horse riders, researchers cannot link them to any game akin to polo.
Read moreBush racing and traditional and cultural horse sports are now being overseen by the South African Equestrian Federation.
Read moreFamous portrait from the collection of the Aga Khan sells for €450,000 at auction in Paris.
Read moreThe later of two works, “Cheval de chasse à courre”, painted when the artist was only about 16, is exected to fetch up to $US250,000.
Read moreFrançois Robichon de la Guérinière invoked Cavendish in the immensely influential 18th-century treatise École de Cavalerie (1733) as “the greatest expert of his age in the matter of horses.”
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