Did bison play a role in horses dying out in North America?
Specialist argues climate-change insufficient to explain extinctions.
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Genome of 700,000-year-old horse mapped
Bone remnants preserved in Canadian permafrost provide raw material for remarkable research.
Read moreSpecial part of Phar Lap’s tooth used for DNA project
The piece of Phar Lap’s tooth being used to extract DNA is from an incisor.
Read moreXenophon to Zettl: a look at classics of horsemanship
Literature on the horse and training and usage represents a rich and distinguished tradition.
Read moreExciting horse fossil discovery in Nevada desert
Fossil of large horse unearthed north of Las Vegas is dated at 12,000 years old.
Read moreCavemen had edge over modern horse artists – study
Ancient man drew walk of horses and other quadrupeds with fewer errors than latter-day artists.
Read moreSteps urged to preserve terracotta warriors, horses
Better environmental controls needed to protect the 1500-plus relics, say scientists.
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Horse-related artifacts unearthed in London dig
Three-acre site provides remarkable insights into life in Roman times in London.
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Antler engraved with horse dates back 14,000 years
Research pieces together importance of antler 160 years after its discovery in France.
Read moreAnglo-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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