Every Saturday at a ranch along the Petaluma River a group of young girls eagerly rush to saddle up their horses. But what happens here is more than the storied bond between little girls and horses or ...

An elderly woman in the Seattle area died this year from a bacterial infection that usually only affects horses after she had close contact with an ill animal, according to a recent CDC report.

The risks of traumatic brain injuries in American football are well known, but some researchers have found that sports involving horses are also a leading cause. These injuries can be fatal and ...

A new, wide-ranging exploration of human remains casts doubt on a long-standing theory in archaeology known as the Kurgan hypothesis -- which, among other claims, suggests that humans first ...

As anyone who’s spent time in the saddle knows, riding a horse can be hard on your body. But can it change the way your skeleton looks? The answer, according to archaeologists from CU Boulder: It’s ...

As anyone who’s spent time in the saddle knows, riding a horse can be hard on your body. But can it change the way your skeleton looks? The answer, according to archaeologists from the University of ...