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Articles on equestrian culture and the horse in art and history.

Daddy Yankee's latest hit El Pony features four dressage horses.
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Dressage horses star in Daddy Yankee’s “El Pony” music video

May 1, 2021May 4, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 23343 Views 0 Comments

The King of Reggaetón’s equestrian-themed second hit single features four FEI-level dressage horses in its music video, and it’s had more than 12 million views in a week.

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A family of Przewalski's horses in Mongolia.
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Researchers suggest the Botai people never used horses for transport at all

April 5, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 8916 Views 1 Comment History, Przewalski's horse

The Botai may have represented the final chapter in a millennia-long tradition of mass harvesting of wild horses, they said.

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Ancient genomes reveal insights into horse-riding Scythian warriors

April 4, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 7200 Views 0 Comments History

A new study analyzes genome-wide data for 111 ancient individuals spanning the Central Asian Steppe.

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A still from the Netflix film "Concrete Cowboy", starring Idris Elba.
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$2m goal to build new facility for Philly’s real-life “Concrete Cowboys”

April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 6787 Views 0 Comments

“Fresh Start for Philly Youth” launches fundraising campaign as new movie starring Idris Elba gallops onto screens.

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The mystery of the Roman cavalry saddle: Did it ever have a wooden tree?

March 28, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 10080 Views 0 Comments History

A researcher in Britain has come up with a construction method that questions whether the saddles were ever fitted with wooden elements.

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The new racehorse sculpture in Matamata.
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Recycled racehorse: New sculpture pays tribute to town’s racing heritage

March 23, 2021March 27, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 7821 Views 0 Comments

A racehorse sculpture created from scrap metal and old tools and farm implements has been unveiled in Matamata in New Zealand.

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Le Chevalier by Salvador Dali (1904-1989) is being auctioned in New York later this month.
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Equestrian work by master surrealist Salvador Dali up for auction

March 12, 2021March 24, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3316 Views 0 Comments

“Le Chevalier” is among 27 lots up for auction in “The Art of the Surreal” sale at Christies in New York on March 23.

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The unearthed carriage can probably be identified as a pilentum, a transport vehicle used in the Roman world by the elites in ceremonial contexts.
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Remains of ceremonial horse carriage unearthed in ruins outside Pompeii

March 1, 2021March 2, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3658 Views 0 Comments

“It represents a unique find, which has no parallel in Italy thus far.”

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Until We Meet Again, by Jack Butler Yeats, R.H.A. (1871-1957).
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Art auction: Emotive work shows artist’s fascination with horse-human relationship

February 17, 2021March 24, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3280 Views 0 Comments

“Until We Meet Again”, painted by Jack Butler Yeats in 1949, is going up for auction at Christie’s in London on March 1.

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The African Americans in Racing Tour at Louisville's Churchill Downs Racetrack recalls the profound impact of Black horseman on the thoroughbred industry.
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African American dominance of early US horse racing in spotlight

February 11, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2922 Views 0 Comments History

The profound impact of Black horseman in US horse racing is being brought to life in a new immersive exhibit at the Kentucky Derby Museum.

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Preparing for the ride into the afterlife without a horse

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3417 Views 0 Comments History

Horses were essential in the daily lives of the ancient nomadic tribes of west Kazakhstan. How did those who could not afford a horse make the ride into the afterlife?

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How horse hitching posts in China became cultural treasures

January 27, 2021February 4, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 4241 Views 0 Comments History

“Some of its original functions vanished, and the value changed from a practical implement to a standard of wealth, good taste and culture.”

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Basha and her Russian stallion, Count Pompeii, who features in the flying mascot of the Long Riders' Guild.
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Basha O’Reilly, adventurer and renowned Long Rider, dies at 73

January 18, 2021January 19, 2021 Neil Clarkson 22587 Views 62 Comments Obituary

“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.”

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Jim and Scott swimming the horses in a pantano to cool off.
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How an epic horse ride captured a photographer’s adventurous spirit

December 30, 2020January 1, 2021 Louise Parkes 8493 Views 0 Comments

Jim 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.

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Chess and horse sport share one common element: The expensive part

December 27, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 4616 Views 1 Comment

Good mounts can be costly to obtain in horse sport. The same goes for knights in chess sets.

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Remarkable depictions of ancient South American horses found in “Sistine Chapel of the ancients”

December 25, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 5308 Views 0 Comments History

“The ice-age horse had a wild, heavy face. It’s so detailed, we can even see the horse hair. It’s fascinating.”

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Climate change destroyed river civilisations, not Genghis Khan’s horsemen – study

December 24, 2020December 29, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 3584 Views 0 Comments History

“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.”

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Horse bones in demand for ice skates in medieval Poland, research shows

December 6, 2020December 11, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 5748 Views 0 Comments History

“Horses, unlike other domestic animals, usually lived to old age. However, after their death, there was no hesitation in using their remains.”

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The “Undefeated” Asteroid, with Ansel (his trainer) and Brown Dick (jockey), 1864, by Edward Troye. Trainer Ansel Williamson is on the far right.
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Voice of African American equestrians sought for new chronicle

December 6, 2020December 11, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 3338 Views 0 Comments

The Chronicle of African Americans in the Horse Industry is seeking stories and research to contribute to the collection.

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Erin Doherty, who plays Princess Anne in The Crown, during filming at Hickstead. Amy Inglis was the rider in the jumping scenes.
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Hickstead goes Royal as Badminton stand-in for “The Crown”

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 10440 Views 1 Comment Badminton Horse Trials

Hickstead 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.

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