Sitting on a horse, it’s easy to assume that she sees the same view we see. But she doesn’t. Riding is a team sport in which two partners experience the world simultaneously but in very different ways ...

Horses have been in Iceland since the time of the Vikings – and thanks to the country’s strict laws, they’ve been purebred for over 1,000 years. But now, a new coat pattern has emerged. Icelandic ...

The 3-year-old champion colt named Hansen will not be the favorite in the Derby Saturday, but most eyes will unavoidably be upon him. You see, in a field of chestnuts and bays, Hansen is already ...

Some jet-black animals show a bluish sheen, but finding this trait in horses is rare. 2014, the Year of Gap-o, has begun. In the sexagenary cycle, 'Gap' (甲) signifies blue and 'o' (午) signifies the ...

The earliest domesticators of horses preferred their steeds colorful instead of color dull, according to a new study that determined breeding by humans caused horses to produce a veritable paint book ...