Horses have played a critical role in shaping human society, but scientists are still piecing together the story of their ...

To make horses rideable during domestication, people may have inadvertently targeted a mutation in horses to strengthen their backs and their balance.

Argentina, widely regarded as the global capital of polo, has welcomed cloning and other breeding innovations. But CRISPR is different – for now.

Extensive research highlights how horses can help children and adults experiencing a myriad of psychological and physical conditions while prioritizing the welfare of the horses.

They travel in shipping cubes inside the plane, with equine flight attendants soothing the animals and giving them snacks. They even need passports.

A Sunday night horseback ride turned into a tragedy in Anza, a small horse community of Riverside County, when a driver hit two riders and horses.

Horse power may have revved up about four millennia ago. Horses were domesticated at least twice, researchers report June 6 in Nature. Genetic data suggest Botai hunter-gatherers in Central Asia ...

Domestication of the horse was one of the crowning achievements of early humans. It led to advancements in transportation, ...

Amanda Weinstein, communications manager at Hearts and Horses, talks about how therapeutic riding works, the new research ...

Just like humans, horses can get skin cancer, and their faces and eyes can be particularly vulnerable. Rowdy is a 16-year-old American Paint Horse who was diagnosed and treated at the Virginia Tech ...

25 Songs About Horses Ranked By How Much I Think You Should Play Them For Your Horse Horse owners want to share the joy of human music with their equine pals—and more often than not, these two ...

These sightseekers were taken for more than just a ride. A pair of horse carriage passengers were forced to jump out of a speeding buggy in Central Park after its horse got spooked and ran wild ...