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Paola’s ride for peace crosses two continents

July 2, 2020July 12, 2020 CuChullaine O’Reilly 3799 Views 3 Comments

Paola Giacomini overcame a raft of challenges during her 15-month journey in the saddle.

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A horseback ride into the unknown: An ocean to ocean Eurasian adventure

June 28, 2020July 12, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 4767 Views 0 Comments

Nikita Gretsi plans to ride from Russia’s Pacific coast, across Sibera, to the Atlantic coast of Europe, then on to London.

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Horse manure an unlikely ally in unmasking art forgeries

June 14, 2020June 19, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 4193 Views 0 Comments History

“Absolute dating of paintings that contain inorganic pigments has been achieved,” the study team concluded.

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Cavaliers: Block II from the west frieze of the Parthenon, ca. 447–433 BC.
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Rereading Xenophon’s “On Horsemanship”

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 Charles Caramello 5337 Views 0 Comments History

Whatever one’s discipline or its tutelary giants, rereading Xenophon of Athens, the celebrated horseman from classical antiquity, always repays the effort.

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Perfectly preserved wooden saddle is nearly 1700 years old

May 31, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 16992 Views 4 Comments History

Researchers describe the Mongolia saddle as completely preserved.

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The welfare of donkeys and their owners in the brick kiln industry in India has been highlighted in a scientific article published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science.
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Attention for “one health” approach for working equines and their owners

May 18, 2020June 2, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 3987 Views 0 Comments

A research article that highlights the link between the welfare of working equids and the wellbeing of their owners has received a significant endorsement through its acceptance by peer-reviewed scientific journal ‘Frontiers in Veterinary Science’.

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Stunning Roman-era horse brooch unearthed in England

April 30, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 4377 Views 1 Comment History

“The horse would have originally appeared gold-like and the recesses probably once contained bright red, blue or yellow enamel. It would have been a spectacular sight on someone’s robe.”

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When the ice melted, large amounts of horse dung emerged from the high mountain pass over Lendbreen in Breheimen, in Norway.
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Centuries old Norwegian mountain track that emerged from ice is still littered with horse dung

April 21, 2020April 22, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 5062 Views 2 Comments History

Ancient mountain pass was a veritable horse highway.

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Evidence found of horseman’s early, complex brain surgery in Ancient Greece

April 18, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 4040 Views 0 Comments History

“The surgical operation is the most complex I have ever seen in my 40 years of working with anthropological materials.”

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Mysterious bone circles reveal clues about Ice Age life

March 23, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 5671 Views 0 Comments History

“Archaeology is showing us more about how our ancestors survived in this desperately cold and hostile environment at the climax of the last ice age.”

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Chinese noblewoman had her polo-playing donkeys buried with her

March 19, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 6700 Views 0 Comments History

Chinese nobility felt donkey polo was safer than playing the sport on larger horses.

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How did the Mongolian empire feed its marauding horsemen?

March 14, 2020March 17, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 8650 Views 0 Comments History

Researchers sampled portions of teeth and rib bones from 137 previously excavated individuals from the Mongol Empire.

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Early evidence of horse milk consumption unearthed

March 8, 2020March 16, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 4473 Views 0 Comments History

Evidence suggests people may have begun to consume horse milk at the same time as they started to practice horse bridling and riding.

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Pastoral herding is still a key way of life in Mongolia, and horses are important as both livestock and transportation.
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Humans domesticated horses – new tech could help archaeologists figure out where and when

March 6, 2020 William Taylor 6566 Views 0 Comments History

From the trade routes of the Silk Road or the great Mongol Empire to the equestrian nations of the American Great Plains, horses were the engines of the ancient world.

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A mare being milked in the Suusamyr Valley, Kyrgyzstan.
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Researchers point to potential of equine dairy industry

February 23, 2020February 29, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 6887 Views 4 Comments

Equine milk products are consumed by an estimated 30 million people worldwide. Even so, consumer recognition of equine milk and its derivatives remain limited.

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The Dash of Blood: A History of the Yorkshire Coach Horse

February 11, 2020February 29, 2020 Gabrielle M. Gordon 3802 Views 0 Comments

Thanks to the dedication and determination of a band of pioneering Yorkshire farmers, with the backing of some prominent and wealthy patrons, the Yorkshire Coach Horse became the Rolls-Royce of its day.

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Rise of the horse profoundly altered pastoral economies in eastern Eurasia – study

January 29, 2020February 29, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 6171 Views 0 Comments History

Horses have been linked to major changes in human mobility and social organization, particularly in Inner Asia.

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Cave art depicts donkeys or mules from 12,000 years ago

January 27, 2020February 3, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 4747 Views 0 Comments History

Small sandstone cave in the South Sinai had been used as an animal shelter in more recent times.

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Michael Portillo during the filming of an episode of Great British Railway Journeys. © World Horse Welfare
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Talking trains and horses: BBC doco makes equine stopover

January 22, 2020January 29, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 5743 Views 0 Comments

TV show Great British Rail Journeys stops off at charity to learn about its pioneering founder.

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Horse riding bucks sporting trend with more people taking part

December 18, 2019December 22, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 6581 Views 0 Comments

Sport England survey reveals a significant increase in rider numbers, with 311,200 people riding fortnightly, an increase of 49,400 riders in the past year. 

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