RAYNE, La. — Cleveland Bay is the oldest established breed of English Horses. Sandra Marx, a horsemanship teacher at Cove Equestrian Center, owns Melvin, 1 of only 200 Cleveland Bays in North America.

2.19 meters–that’s how tall the largest horse in the world was. Sampson, a Shire horse gelding from England, holds this title to this day. Few other breeds possess such impressive power while ...

Researchers are helping uncover new information about the Y chromosome in horses, which will help owners identify optimal lineages for breeding and help conservationists preserve breed diversity.

The beloved horse can be traced back to a fox-size ancestor that roamed modern-day North America around 55 million years ago. Known as Eohippus, the creature’s lineage eventually gave rise to Equus, ...

Ancient breeders dramatically shortened the natural generation times of horses starting about 4200 years ago, according to a genetic study of hundreds of ancient horses. This intensive breeding led to ...

It all started more than a century ago on a little farm in Iowa with a draft horse mare with the unassuming name of Old Granny. Farmers began to notice something peculiar about Old Granny’s offspring.

Majestic, powerful, and remarkably calm: The Drum Horse immediately draws all eyes. Once it carried kettledrums through the ...