Uphoria! A half-arabian tops all
A young warmblood cross gelding has surprised judges throughout the US.
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Lithuania’s riding renaissance
An equestrian culture suppressed under Soviet rule is blossoming once again.
Read moreSocial work professor combines love of horses with research
Wanda Whittlesey-Jerome explores horse use in therapeutic settings.
Read moreHow American drugs corrupted England’s Sport of Kings
The first illegal substances in horse racing crossed the Atlantic more than a century ago.
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Profiles in Courage: Never Say Never
Horses don’t know what breed they are or what they’re not supposed to be good at.
Read moreCarneddau ponies in Wales shown to be genetically distinct
News comes after bitter winter takes heavy toll on ponies.
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White thoroughbreds – genetically mutant snow drops
Farm’s latest genetic wonder is a wildly colored thoroughbred colt.
Read moreThe secret lives of the wild asses of the Negev
Scientists track the fortunes of the Asiatic wild asses reintroduced to the Negev.
Read moreArabian dressage horse a record breaker
How an arabian gelding became the most successful of his breed in US dressage.
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The Purebred Arabian Horses of Iraq, by Mohammad Al-Nujaifi
The story of Iraq’s purebred Arabian horse is told in English for the first time.
Read moreEquine Einsteins given a chance to shine
Foundation lays down a challenge to Horsetalk readers to test horse intelligence.
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Horses – the forgotten victims of bullfighting
Countless horses have been killed in this sport, which is banned in several countries.
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Bit found in mouth of donkey buried 3700 years ago
Israeli researchers also find evidence of saddle bags fitted to the animal’s back.
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Reducing your carbon hoofprint
Pretty much everything we humans do has some carbon cost, contributing to our carbon footprint.
Read moreUnravelling the genetics of grey horses
All grey horses carry exactly the same mutation, inherited from a common ancestor.
Read moreCheltenham jumps festival ‘the Olympics of racing’
Marketed as the Olympic Games of racing, Cheltenham gets bigger and better every year.
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The Vatican versus the Vikings – The roots of the American horse-eating taboo
The taboo against eating horse meat is centuries old.
Read moreCensus to gather picture of critically endangered breed
Perhaps only 250 hardy Newfoundland ponies of breeding age remain in North America.
Read moreSavin’ All My Love for You – a story of horse carnage in the US
Early 20th century North America was the scene of widescale, unprecendented horse slaughter.
Read moreScientists build picture of common mammal ancestor
Small, furry-tailed creature was the common ancestor of all placental mammals, research suggests.
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