The National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association concluded its 2025 conference Feb. 26 with educational presentations, including a session on how retired racehorses are transforming the ...

The bond between humans and horses dates back thousands of years, and horses occupy a unique position in human life, falling somewhere between working animals and companion animals. Humans have long ...

Scientists have discovered that around 4,200 years ago, a specific lineage of horses rapidly became dominant across Eurasia. The discovery was made through the analysis of hundreds of ancient horse ...

The first day of the Chinese New Year falls on February 17 this year. Also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, the festival marking the advent of spring is widely celebrated in China and ...

No animal has played so central a role in human civilization than Equus ferus caballus—the domesticated horse. A new study from an international team of scientists discovered that the horse was ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — There’s a relatively new Thanksgiving Day tradition in Mid-City known as the “Human Horse Races.” In these one-of-a-kind races, the humans get to be the horses. The “Human Horse ...

ALL DIFFERENT FORMS. EVEN WITH FOUR HOOVES AND A MANE. HUMANS AND HORSES ARE CREATING BONDS THAT ARE TRULY HEALING. WE WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THIS WEEK’S COMMUNITY CHAMPION FREEDOM RIDE. TUCKED AWAY ...

Across human history, no single animal has had a deeper impact on human societies than the horse. However, when and how people domesticated horses has been an ongoing scientific mystery. As they ...

They say dogs are man’s best friend, but horses could also claim that title. Horses gave us a way to transport people and goods — literal horsepower. They changed warfare: drawing chariots, carrying ...

New research shows that horses can be just as meaningful objects of affection for humans as other pets or close human beings. The way people get attached to their horse can now also be reliably ...