After a routine gallop on the morning of October 31 2023, the American thoroughbred racehorse Practical Move collapsed and died. A necropsy – the animal equivalent of a human autopsy — suggested ...

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 domestication of horses is arguably among the most important achievements by early humans, allowing for massive advancements in travel, hunting and combat. Now, in a wide genomic study, ...

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 ...

New research shows that horses can be just as meaningful objects of affection for humans as other pets or close human beings. The way people get attached to their horse can now also be reliably ...

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 ...

Kamalan Jeevaratnam receives funding from British Heart Foundation, Horseracing Betting Levy Board, Hong Kong Jockey Club Equine Welfare Research Foundation, Petplan Charitable Trust, Grayson Jockey ...