You might be surprised by how many researchers who went on to make important contributions considered whether animals could have telepathy.
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Semi-wild ponies are valuable for habitat restoration, yet policy changes may threaten their survival.
Science now suggests this may be closer to the truth than researchers originally thought
Even if you’ve never heard of Horses or indeed Patti Smith, this is an album that you should listen to.
Patti Smith’s Just Kids was voted a best book of the 21st century. Her new memoir covers her whole life, charting deep love, unbearable loss and creative renewal.
Keratin is the tough protein that forms hair, nails and hooves. It’s also responsible for something far stranger: human horns.
To keep racehorses free from illness and injury, it’s best to start young.
From sand flies to ticks, climate change is helping exotic parasites hitch a ride into the UK. Here’s what that means for pets – and people.
When elite athletes collapse, it makes headlines. But the same thing happens to racehorses far more often – and studying them could help save human lives.
There is no vaccine for humans against Hendra. The virus is severe and can be deadly – but it’s very rare.
The study has created a catalogue of horse facial expressions to help people understand how to read these incredible animals.
Racehorses take centre stage during the Spring Racing Carnival but how exactly are they treated during their daily lives?
Australia’s Winx won 33 top-class races in a row. No other racehorse’s record comes close.
New analyses of bones, teeth, genetics and artifacts suggest it’s time to revise a long-standing hypothesis for how humans domesticated horses.
With warm weather in Australia, should we be worried too?
Horses crossed the Baltic Sea in ships during the late Viking age and were sacrificed for funeral rituals according to a new study.
A controversy involving one of the world’s best dressage riders highlights the need for more protection of horses in equestrian sports.
How we treat other animals is important for us, for them, and for the entire planet.
Horse fossils are abundant and widespread across North America. Scientists often use their long history to illustrate how species evolve in response to a changing environment.
Horses naturally synchronise their running in groups – but ‘racing’ and ‘winning’ are human concepts.
Top contributors
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Professor, School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
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Post-doctoral Fellow, School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University
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Professor, Management and Organizational Studies, Huron University College and Coordinator of Animal Ethics and Sustainability Leadership, Western University
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Fellow, Keele University
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Senior Research Fellow, Flinders University
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Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Urban and Environmental Geography: School of Geosciences, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer Animal Sciences, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate (Equine Training and Welfare), The University of Queensland
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Honorary Affiliate, University of Sydney
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Honorary Principal Fellow, Human Geography, University of Wollongong
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Honorary Associate, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Associate Professor in Equine Exercise Science, Charles Sturt University
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Head of the Equine Centre, Associate Professor of Equine Medicine and Surgery, The University of Melbourne