America’s “Horse Soldiers” immortalized in film
Deployed in Afghanisation following the 2001 terror attacks, the Green Berets saddled up and took on the Taliban.
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Culture
War Horses 103 years on: Horse Heroes fund nears $1 million
Brooke’s Horse Heroes campaign remembering WW1 horses and mules by helping today’s working equines.
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Revisiting equestrian classics: Outdoor Baucherists
General François Faverot de Kerbrech’s “Methodical Dressage of the Riding Horse” (1891), with “Dressage of the Outdoor Horse” (1907), and Étienne Beudant’s “Horse Training, Outdoor and High School”.
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Ghosts on the Great Plains: Sitting Bull, Buffalo Bill, and the battle for Standing Rock
The little known story of the unlikely friendship of two famous figures of the American West – Buffalo Bill Cody and Sitting Bull – told through their time in Cody’s Wild West show in the 1880s.
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Africa beckons Britain’s “golden girl” Charlotte Dujardin for equine charity trip
Brooke global ambassador heading to Ethiopia later this month to see charity’s work first hand.
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Spreading the word: How the term “horse” migrated west with the Yamnaya people
Their westward migration brought innovations such as the wagon, dairy production – and the word “horse”.
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Charity begins at home: Brooke supporters help out USA’s equine hurricane victims
Target exceeded for Hurricane Harvey and Irma funds; Helping out brick kiln donkeys; Allison Springer named ambassador for Brooke USA.
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Evolution of wild horses and cattle and the effect on range damage
Most people who enter into the debate on the causes of the degradation of range-land and riparian areas have some gaps in their understanding as to the evolutionary origins and differences between wild horses and cattle.
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Still helping horses after 140 years: Rare “Black Beauty” edition for auction
A 1915 edition of the classic horse book is being auctioned to raise funds for Redwings.
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New volume honors renowned Australian horse trainer’s legacy
Legacy of legendary horseman Tom Roberts recognised in new book by Andrew McLean and Nicki Stuart.
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The country where a horse halter is a luxury
Head collars were difficult to acquire and expensive for poor owners in Senegal to buy, until an international charity helped out.
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Viking warrior buried with two horses was a woman, study shows
Tales of formidable shieldmaidens such as Lagertha, from Vikings, could well be true.
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Recognising a pioneer of Australia’s equestrian success
Associate Professor Kirrilly Thompson looks at the new book about legendary horse trainer Tom Roberts.
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Loss of Przewalski’s mare a blow for North American breeding
Underlying cause of German-bred mare’s illness being investigated by Smithsonian.
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‘Midsomer’ star lends voice to desperate plight of coal mine donkeys
Horse and donkey owner John Nettles of Midsomer Murders fame is the voice of Brooke’s new campaign to help donkeys working in coal mines in Pakistan.
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War horses: Research delves into the equine contribution of WWI
The material will become a part of the official Centennial Commission website and will be accessible around the world via the Library of Congress.
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#KickingCancersButt: Hannah’s wonder pony named official Olympia charity
Hannah’s Willberry Wonder Pony has been named the official charity of Olympia, The London International Horse Show.
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“The Misfits” at 50: Honoring the horse and an iconic western
February 1, 2011 marked the 50th anniversary of the release of “The Misfits,” the iconic and underrated film about Nevada mustangers who brutally capture wild horses so they can sell them to the slaughterhouse.
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Drunken cowboy sculpture nets $US11 million at auction
Remington piece exceeds pre-auction estimates, as does Degas sculpture “Cheval se cabrant”.
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Lookalikes sought for Man o’ War’s centenary celebrations
Massive mural unveiled in downtown Lexington, and a lookalike contest is launched to find Man o’ War’s double.
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