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Horse-drawn Hummer

Arts, Culture & Media

Last month artist Jeremy Dean drove a horse-drawn carriage through New York City. The horses were two White Percherons – standard draft horses for Central Park. And the carriage was a Hummer H2. Dean’s trip was equal parts performance art and sculpture. He bought a used Hummer, sliced off most of the front end, and […]

horse toes

How many toes on a horse? Scientists say: Clop, clop, clop, clop, clop.

Science
Wild horses.

The trouble with managing America’s wild horses

Environment

Spain’s weak economy leads families to abandon domesticated horses to die

Business, Economics and Jobs

Investigation finds startling mortality rate among horses at U.S. race tracks

Arts, Culture & Media

British Army museum makes room to remember forgotten war fighters: the army’s horses

Global Politics

Near 100 years after their last major use in combat, the British Army museum is taking time to remember all the horses that were vital in war through the years.

In Spain, Horses the Latest Victims in Economic Slump

Global Politics

When Spain was booming 15 years ago a lot of people bought horses. They were a symbol of status and wealth. Now, with unemployment at a record high and the economy sinking further, people can’t get rid of their horses fast enough.

Naadam: Mongolia’s Ancient Mid-Summer Sports Fest

Sports

Each year in mid-July, communities across Mongolia participate in three sporting events: wrestling, horse racing and archery.

Wild Horses Spark Debate Among Wyoming Ranchers

Nothing speaks more powerfully of the American west, perhaps, than the horse.  Horses pulled the wagons that took settlers into new territories. Native Americans had ridden them bareback for centuries before that. And of course, no western film would be complete without one. But that relationship, between modern day ranchers and the wild horses that live […]

The World

British Army Museum Exhibit Features War Horses

Global Politics

A new exhibition at the British Army museum highlights the hidden heroes of war – the 100’s of thousands of horses who were sent to the frontlines.