A tale of two masters
Similarities end as de Bragança and de Oliveira volumes compared.
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Articles on equestrian culture and the horse in art and history.
Horses in cave art: Were women mostly responsible?
Evidence suggests women in Upper Paleolithic period had greater role in cave art than men.
Read moreThe Horse, the Wheel, and Language, by David W Anthony
Solves a puzzle that has vexed scholars for two centuries, and recovers a magnificent and influential civilization from the past.
Read moreXenophon to Zettl: a look at classics of horsemanship
Literature on the horse and training and usage represents a rich and distinguished tradition.
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Snowman movie makers seeking extra footage
Help sought to bring the story of “The $80 Champion” to the big screen.
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Fresh excavations planned at site of ancient Troy
The ruins of ancient Troy, sacked by the Greeks through trickery and a fabled wooden horse, will be examined by a cross-disciplinary team of scientists next year.
Read moreHorse at the Corner Post: Our Divine Journey
In this award-winning book, Denise Lee Branco writes straight from the heart about her deep, lifelong connection to a horse named Freedom.
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Mighty Phar Lap’s skeletal makeover is complete
New Zealand’s national museum Te Papa will on Saturday put the 1930 Melbourne Cup winner back on display in Wellington, having spent months re-articulating his skeleton.
Read moreRoyal Heritage – the story of Jordan’s Arab Horses
Co-authored by HRH Princess Alia, the eldest daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan, and the artist and author Peter Upton, Royal Heritage tells the story of the Arab horse in Jordan, from the early days of the Bedouin tribes to the 21st century, a story closely associated with the Hashemite family of Jordan.
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“National Velvet” star Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
Actress Elizabeth Taylor has died in Los Angeles at the age of 79, some 67 years after her first starring role in the equestrian classic National Velvet.
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New evidence rewrites time for American horse extinction
Researchers who removed ancient DNA of horses and mammoths from permanently frozen soil in central Alaskan permafrost dated the material at between 7600 and 10,500 years old.
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The American mustang
Highly prized by the Native Americans, the mustangs would go on to symbolise generations while substantially changing their way of life.
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Boy’s find fills gap in horse evolution
A startling discovery by a young Californian boy has helped fill a key gap in the evolution of the horse.
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The battle of Beersheba
The battle for Beersheba has been called the last great cavalry charge. Some dispute this, but there is little doubt that October 31, 1917, marked the last significant and successful cavalry charge in wartime.
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