RTF 50
    Image taken by Meg Frederick at Return to Freedom Today, Dec. 15, marks the 51st anniversary of the Wild and Free-Roaming ... Read More
December 15, 2022Cory Golden
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As published by horsetalk.co.nz The butchered remains of an extinct horse were found at a site of human occupation potentially dating back more than 16,000 years – a date which ... Read More
September 2, 2019Cory Golden
The Conversation
Throughout history, the horse has occupied a powerful place in the emotional, spiritual and daily lives of human beings. It is said that one day in 1889 when the German ... Read More
September 7, 2016AnnieFannie
Ancient Origins
There are many hypotheses regarding history of the domestication of the horse. Horses first appeared in Paleolithic cave art around 30,000 BC. These were wild horses that were hunted for ... Read More
September 7, 2016AnnieFannie
Equine Heritage Institute
The clattering of hooves pierced the dark stillness of the Austrian night. It is the fall of 1855. The gilded Ambruster Dress Carriage, a beautiful vehicle trimmed in glimmering black ... Read More
September 7, 2016AnnieFannie
Horse Marsha A Levine
Before the development of firearms, the horse was crucial to warfare and before the invention of the steam engine, it was the fastest and most reliable form of land transport. ... Read More
September 7, 2016AnnieFannie
Horse History Jay Kirkpatrick
Modern horses, zebras, and asses belong to the genus Equus, the only surviving genus in a once diverse family, the Equidae. Based on fossil records, the genus appears to have ... Read More
September 7, 2016AnnieFannie
Epic History of the Horse
Science journalist and equestrian Wendy Williams talks about her new book The Horse: The Epic History of Our Noble Companion.
September 7, 2016AnnieFannie
Horse Domestication
A number of hypotheses exist on many of the key issues regarding the domestication of the horse. Although horses appeared in Paleolithic cave art as early as 30,000 BCE, these ... Read More
September 7, 2016AnnieFannie
Horse (AMNH)
Humans domesticated horses some 6,000 years ago, and over time, we have created more than 200 breeds, from the powerful Clydesdale to the graceful Arabian. As we have shaped horses ... Read More
September 7, 2016AnnieFannie