These are often smaller than police and war horse descendent breeds, standing around 15 hands high, or 60 inches. After the medieval period when the agricultural revolution had taken off in England, ...

Not everyone is familiar with the best horse breeds! Here are different horse breeds for all skill sets, from beginners to skilled equestrians.

In the largest-ever study of horse bones to date, researchers examined equine remains from 171 unique archaeological sites including castles and medieval horse cemeteries. Nick Brundle Photography ...

This study reveals how choices made long ago by horse breeders who lived during the birth of the Ottoman Empire and during Europe's Medieval period had an outsized influence on most horse breeds ...

Horses from the Middle Ages were the size of ponies – much smaller than horses today, according to the largest-ever study of horse bones.

Saddle up my babies, it’s National Day of the Horse. In honor of these sentient, soulful animals we bring you a list of the zodiac signs as horse breeds.

A gene study shows most of the male DNA in horses comes from 'Oriental' lineages of stallions imported for their bloodlines and beauty.

Dressage is a medieval method of horse training that has turned into a competitive 4-H sport for children.

Medieval enthusiast Shirley Sim is getting back into horse archery after a long break away. She breeds Friesian horses on her property in Cowra and has trained one of them for the hobby.

The Friesian horse is black. While mares and geldings sometimes can be chestnut or dark bay, in order to be registered as a purebred Friesian, stallions must be black. (Even stallions shown through ...