Over time, we’ve learned how to read the body language of horses — from understanding whether the movement of its ears, head, legs and tail mean its relaxed, anxious, angry or alert. But it turns out ...
Ludovic Orlando's Horses is an enthralling account by one of the main players, detailing how genetics has rewritten what we ...
Across human history, no single animal has had a deeper impact on human societies than the horse. However, when and how people domesticated horses has been an ongoing scientific mystery. As they ...
The bond between humans and horses dates back thousands of years, and horses occupy a unique position in human life, falling somewhere between working animals and companion animals. Subscribe to our ...
Frontal-facing eyes are a hallmark of predator species. Source: Nesrin Ozturk/Pexels One of the most controversial aspects of my work exploring the relationship between horse and human brains is the ...
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 ...
Horses have played a critical role in shaping human society, but scientists are still piecing together the story of their domestication. Reading time 3 minutes Roughly 4,500 years ago, humans forged a ...