Horses were likely the first “vehicle” humans used to travel faster and farther, but when exactly did we start riding them? Scientists at the University of Helsinki have now found archeological ...

Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images Horseback riding was likely a common activity as early as 4,500 to 5,000 years ago, according to a provocative new study that looked at human skeletal remains for small ...

The healing qualities of animal companionship are hard to deny. From veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder to people who have seizures, all kinds of people can get help from animals ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Each month we focus on a Southern Arizona nonprofit with our "Giving Project—Doing Well by Doing Good." This July, KGUN 9 is shining the spotlight on TROT: Therapeutic Riding of ...

For much of human history, survival and progress depended on how far and how fast people could move. Before cars took over in the 20th century, it was horses that carried humanity forward. They pulled ...

New research shows us that age-old interactions between people and their horses can teach us something about building robots designed to improve our lives. Humans and horses have enjoyed a strong ...

They say dogs are man’s best friend, but horses could also claim that title. Horses gave us a way to transport people and goods — literal horsepower. They changed warfare: drawing chariots, carrying ...

American Pharoah was sweating profusely under a fading sun, huffing and puffing and flaring his nostrils for dramatic effect after conquering a mile-and-a-half test of character and will that had ...