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Equestrian features from around the world.
The birth of a Przewalski foal at Toronto Zoo is another welcome step towards the ultimate dream: To have the primitive breed of horse restored to healthy numbers in the wilds of their native Mongolia and surrounding territories.
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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 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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“The Maui Horse Whisperer” has a plain, old-fashioned word that sums up his approach: Trust.
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Between 1858 and 1875, Major George Carlyon imported Exmoor ponies from England and crossed them with local horses to produce a breed called the Carlyon, and during the 1870s some of these were released into the Ranges, and the distinctive ancestry of the Exmoor ponies (mealie muzzles and underbellies) is evident in many of the Kaimanawa Wild Horses today.
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