Painting of lucky circus horse could fetch £100K
Apollo was bought to feed the lions at Carmo’s Circus, but Hungarian trainer Captain Anker saw his potential as a performing horse and saved him.
Read moreArticles on equestrian culture and the horse in art and history.
Apollo was bought to feed the lions at Carmo’s Circus, but Hungarian trainer Captain Anker saw his potential as a performing horse and saved him.
Read moreDNA testing has revealed that the equids used for travel and warfare in Mesopotamia 4500 years ago were crosses between domestic donkeys and wild asses, making them the oldest known example of animal hybrids.
Read moreDespite their size, huge sums were spent on developing and maintaining networks for the breeding, training and keeping of warhorses.
Read moreResearcher delved into the history of medieval folding sickles to aid his efforts to virtually recreate the tool.
Read moreFrom 50p to £5000, the Royal Mint’s commemorative coin range for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrates her 70-year reign.
Read moreGraves unearthed in southern Germany include those of Merovingian nobility from around the 7th century.
Read moreA nearly 200-year-old work on the arabian horses of Württemberg Stud in Germany and the finest 19th-century Dutch work on horses are for sale by Asher Rare Books.
Read moreCave location in Somerset would have been ideal for driving and trapping horses moving seasonally between two areas.
Read moreSpecific legal regimes were formed covering horse registrations, feeding requirements, farms, domestication requirements, and management systems.
Read moreThe armor comprised a series of tiny leather scales sewn together on a backing to protect the vital organs.
Read moreExhibitions of the work of the renowned “driftwood horse” sculptor Heather Jansch are being held this year in both the USA and in Devon, near the late artist’s home.
Read moreSome military inventions, such as the bit and bridle, had a cascading effect on cultural and social evolution, say researchers.
Read moreThe awl, a small pointed tool for piercing holes, was found at the same site as a pendant of mammoth ivory, which dates from the same era.
Read moreContemporary and classic works by some of the art world’s finest equestrian artists are going under the hammer in Kentucky.
Read moreThe selected photographs document the entire racing experience, from the farm to the backstretch to the winner’s circle.
Read moreFrench graffiti artist Ludovilk Myers is transforming the White Horse, on the outer façade of FEI Headquarters in Lausanne, into a one-of-a-kind urban art intervention for the organisation’s centenary.
Read more“ParaGold” is scheduled for release in 2022. It follows the lives of four Paralympic equestrian hopefuls vying for a spot on the Tokyo 2020 US team.
Read moreThe cradle of horse domestication has been revealed. What was so special about these particular animals?
Read moreThe combination of iron metallurgy and horse riding had a particularly strong effect on innovation and adoption of militarily technologies.
Read moreEvidence points to the Western Eurasian steppes, especially the lower Volga-Don region, as the heart of horse domestication.
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