This 10-day-old thoroughbred embryo was in transit between mares at the Equine Fertility Unit in Newmarket, United Kingdom. Flach had a matter of minutes to spend with a petri dish in order to capture ...

SPRING GROVE, Pa. — For Niki Jones, the connection to horses runs deeper than just a childhood hobby. "Horse was my first word," said Jones. From early riding lessons to navigating life's challenges, ...

Turkmenistan is home to one of the oldest and most beautiful horse breeds known as Akhal-Teke. These horses have been bred for thousands of years by the Turkmen Teke tribe in the Akhal oasis in the ...

Horses were being ridden, worked, and traded long before anyone thought it possible. New research pushes back the accepted ...

Two key gene variants may have made early domesticated horses more tame and more physically resilient to bearing a rider, researchers report August 28 in Science. The resulting horses were among the ...

Few animals have contributed to human progress as profoundly — and quietly — as the horse. From ancient nomads on the Eurasian steppes to modern Olympic arenas and backyard barns, horses have carried ...

The Lunar New Year begins Tuesday, February 17, ushering in the Year of the Horse. The lunar calendar, used in both Chinese and Vietnamese cultures, is divided into 12 segments, with each assigned an ...