Those who had bet on the horses were surprised and less enthused by these human victories. More recently, Nicole Teeny won a 50-mile ultramarathon race against horses. After her epilepsy diagnosis ...

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Across human history, no single animal has had a deeper impact on human societies than the horse. But when and how people ...

Horses are supremely intelligent, employ largely non-verbal communication, and have served humans for close to 10,000 years -- all highly attractive traits that we seek in robot behavior.

"We were able to screen a worldwide collection of horse DNA samples and study where modern stallions trace their roots to," Cothran said. "Horse breeding has been linked to human history for ...

Horse Cognition. Similar to domestic dogs, horses can use the human pointing gesture to locate hidden food (Proops et al. 2010), they manipulate the attention of a human recipient to obtain ...

According to Couëtil, most horses in the United States have some degree of asthma while 14% have severe asthma. These asthma attacks can significantly impact the overall health of the animal. Park’s ...

Horses cannot spread EEE to humans or other horses, but the virus can cause neurologic disease and death in unvaccinated animals. More information on Eastern equine encephalitis can be found ...

Freedom Ride is a therapeutic equine center in Orange County, transforming lives through the power of human-horse connections.The nonprofit specializes in adaptive riding and supports people with ...

Across human history, no single animal has had a deeper impact on human societies than the horse. But when and how people domesticated horses has been an ongoing scientific mystery.