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The US went crazy for Seabiscuit when he won his famous 1938 match race against War Admiral. Now researchers are investigating the thoroughbred’s DNA to see what made him such an unlikely success.
Tongue-ties are used in Australian horse racing but are banned in most other horse sports.
The ‘brumby bill’ which passed the NSW upper house late last night, is an embarrassing step backwards for the state.
There is no way to effectively administer fertility control to thousands of horses scattered through a huge national park meaning population growth will only be limited as they run out of food
Failing to cull feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park may end up promoting environmental destruction while actually increasing the horses’ suffering.
Humans and horses have developed a unique interspecies language based on physical contact.
Horses have played a major role in our culture and have worked hard for human beings for eons. But there’s high turnover and pressing labour issues in horse stables. It’s time to figure out why.
A new study of ancient Botai horses turns our knowledge about wild and domestic horses on its head.
New research shows that vaccination against the deadly Hendra virus in horses does not reduce their racing performance.
The cultural meanings of wild horses
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Today's episode of Essays On Air explores how humans have related to horses over time and across the world, and asks: is it time to rethink how we 'manage' brumbies in the wild?
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There’s plenty of evidence that even fish have feelings.
From 30,000-year-old cave paintings to The Man From Snowy River, wild horses have always been part of human culture. As Australia debates what to do with ‘brumbies’ in mountain environments, it’s time to reconsider their place.
Scientists are beginning to link animal facial expressions to emotions, making it possible for us to understand how they feel.
Black jockeys won more than half of the first 25 runnings of the Kentucky Derby. Then they started losing their jobs.
Do organisms adapt after they arrive in new environments or are the adaptations what lets them to move to new locations?
Despite strict rules on the use of the whip in Australian horse racing, some riders still breach them.
Harness Racing Australia has announced it will ban the use of the whip. The decision is a world first for any horse sporting body, so what about the rest of the horse racing industry?
They look like stripey horses – so why don’t we ride them?
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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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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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Head of the Equine Centre, Associate Professor of Equine Medicine and Surgery, The University of Melbourne