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History

Articles on the history of horses and more.

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Dramatic genetic findings reshape history of horse domestication

February 23, 2018March 1, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 7285 Views 0 Comments History, Przewalski's horse

Credible evidence for horse domestication goes back 5500 years, but genetic testing reveals a remarkable twist to the story.

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Light cast on selective horse breeding from 2700 years ago

February 23, 2018February 25, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 17119 Views 1 Comment History

Iron Age Scythian breeders wanted a robust horse with good forelimbs, and a good udder on the mares.

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Blackie's grave and headstone before its Historic England designation.
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Rare heritage protection for WWI war horse’s grave

February 19, 2018February 25, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 7545 Views 0 Comments History, War Horses

“Blackie’s close association with his master reflects the strong bonds shared between thousands of soldiers and their horses on the western front.”

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Culture News 

Donkeys feature in rare Arabian rock art

February 16, 2018February 25, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 3436 Views 0 Comments History

“The site offers important new evidence for the evolution of Arabian rock art.”

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News Research 

Five toes in each front hoof? They’ve been there all along, say scientists

January 24, 2018January 27, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 7476 Views 0 Comments History

“These findings show that today’s horse is not truly monodactyl (single-toed)”,

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Culture News 

War Animal memorial pays homage to New Zealand’s War Horses

January 19, 2018January 26, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 7883 Views 0 Comments History, War Horses

Animals were used by all sides, often press-ganged into service; they had no malice and worked tirelessly alongside their master no matter what nation they served.

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Some cultures, including Egyptian dynasties, left a rich record of their involvement with horses. However, the picture is far less clear when we go further back, toward the dawn of horse domestication.
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Challenging science at the dawn of horse domestication

December 18, 2017December 20, 2017 Neil Clarkson 7217 Views 0 Comments History

Many questions remain around the earliest examples of horse domestication.

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Superb ancient “lion” sculpture is in fact a horse, say researchers

December 16, 2017December 20, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 3608 Views 1 Comment History

The 2300-year-old sculpture from the Iberian peninsula appears to depict tack, including a riding blanket.

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A painter of the burial chamber of Sennedjem, in Ancient Egypt. The utilisation of oxen and horses to pull ploughs made some farmers very rich, according to researchers. Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Role of horses in rising human inequality charted by researchers

December 12, 2017December 15, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 4046 Views 0 Comments History

Scientists saw disparities in wealth increase with the rise of agriculture, specifically the domestication of plants and large animals.

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Culture News Research 

A horse is a horse, of course — except when it isn’t

November 29, 2017December 12, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 8908 Views 0 Comments History, Rare breeds

The puzzling stilt-legged North American horse proved to be an evolutionary dead end.

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Wild horses graze down all of the grasses and plants under the trees thus removing that fuel for wildfires.
Culture Features News 

The three great myths about America’s wild horses

October 23, 2017October 26, 2017 William E. Simpson 43851 Views 2 Comments History, Wild horses

These days most grazing herbivores wild or domestic have lobbies based-upon an economic foundation.

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Ghosts on the Great Plains: Sitting Bull, Buffalo Bill, and the battle for Standing Rock

October 11, 2017April 14, 2020 Deanne Stillman 13169 Views 1 Comment History

The little known story of the unlikely friendship of two famous figures of the American West – Buffalo Bill Cody and Sitting Bull – told through their time in Cody’s Wild West show in the 1880s.

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The researchers assessed dry matter, osmolality, ash, mineral content, short-chain fatty acids and pH in the samples, as well as examining the physical characteristics – the amount of free liquid, sand, water-holding capacity, and particle size distribution.
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Spreading the word: How the term “horse” migrated west with the Yamnaya people

October 1, 2017October 3, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 7557 Views 0 Comments History

Their westward migration brought innovations such as the wagon, dairy production – and the word “horse”.

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Evolution of wild horses and cattle and the effect on range damage

September 25, 2017September 27, 2017 William E. Simpson 38332 Views 17 Comments History, Wild horses

Most people who enter into the debate on the causes of the degradation of range-land and riparian areas have some gaps in their understanding as to the evolutionary origins and differences between wild horses and cattle.

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An illustration by Evald Hansen based on the original plan of the grave by excavator Hjalmar Stolpe; published in 1889.
Culture 

Viking warrior buried with two horses was a woman, study shows

September 11, 2017September 16, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 42443 Views 3 Comments History

Tales of formidable shieldmaidens such as Lagertha, from Vikings, could well be true.

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The findings of the study suggest Equus conversidens ranged widely through the North American western interior. Image: Karkemish assumed (based on copyright claims). CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Three horse species roamed America’s western interior in the late Pleistocene – study

August 22, 2017August 31, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 17565 Views 1 Comment History

Work based on examination of cheek teeth and analysis of mitochondrial DNA.

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The location of the sample from which mitogenomic data were successfully collected is marked in red, at the Baño Nuevo-1 Cave. Image: Westbury et al. doi:10.1038/ncomms15951
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Baffling South American Ice Age mammal finally takes place on family tree alongside horses

July 4, 2017July 4, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 13976 Views 0 Comments History

Recovery of ancient DNA allowed researchers to map its relationships and place Macrauchenia patachonica within a group that includes horses, rhinos, and tapirs.

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Jan Lipczyński and Elektron at the European Championships at Horsens, Denmark, in 1981.
News 

Eventing flashback: Poland’s proud history revealed on eve of European Champs

July 1, 2017July 6, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 5614 Views 0 Comments History

Not since 1965 has a rider from Poland stood atop the European Eventing Championships podium. The 33rd renewal of the event is being hosted in Strzegom later this month.

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Recently discovered rock art in the Xiangshan Mountains. Photo: NDTV/YouTube
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Eight ancient rock-art images of horses found in northwest China

June 6, 2017June 11, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 6455 Views 0 Comments History

Images believed to date from either the Paleolithic or Neolithic era.

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News 

Ancient DNA paints a picture of horse occupation in what is now Switzerland

May 25, 2017May 29, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 5891 Views 0 Comments History

“Horse populations mostly replaced each other during and after the Last Glacial Maximum, and only little continuity is observable.”

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