Anglo-Saxon England viewed horse-meat as “pagan” food
Research casts light on ancient taboo against eating horse meat.
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Equestrian figure from Africa tops sale
Strong result shows ongoing interest in African art, New York auction house says.
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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.
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.
Read morePrehistoric Americans not wiped out by comet – researchers
Comet explosions did not end the prehistoric human culture, known as Clovis, in North America 13,000 years ago, according to
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The Horse in Poetry and Prose
Compared with the arts, the horse has a far lesser status in literature.
Read moreEndangered equine ‘cousin’ found thriving in Peru
At least 14,500 lowland tapirs living in Peru and Bolivia’s Madidi-Tambopata Landscape.
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Ponies at the Poles: a proud history
The use of horses at the Poles was started by Norway’s “father of Polar exploration”.
Read moreHow the west was really won: Ireland’s forgotten cowboys
The cowboy’s origins lie in the Emerald Isles, not the US west.
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Why did horses die out in North America?
North America was hardest hit by the end of the Pleistocene epoch, and global cooling.
Read moreHemingway’s horses
To Hemingway, bullfighting was a metaphor for the War’s human carnage.
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No biblical basis to donkeys in nativity scenes, says Pope
No biblical basis for donkeys at birth of Jesus, but Pope says they are here to stay.
Read moreLakota horse mask back on museum display
Exhibit back on display at Wyoming State Museum following conservation and stabilization work.
Read moreTomb remains shine light on European and Asian mixing
Warrior tombs from nomadic horse-breeding culture provide insights into European/Asian blending.
Read moreFresh excavations planned at site of ancient Troy
The ruins of ancient Troy, sacked by the Greeks through trickery and a fabled wooden horse, will be examined by a
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Lest we forget: New Zealand’s horses at war
“For a soldier to work this hard, he would be weighed down with medals.”
Read moreDinosaur had more complex grinding teeth than horses
Preserved 85-million-year-old chompers would still work well in a duckbill dinosaur, say researchers.
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Galloping into the limelight: Equines on stage and screen
Horses have enjoyed starring status in a multitude of roles and genres.
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