Eating horses was never officially forbidden by the Church, but many medieval Christian sources called the practice imp ...

Most commonly and dangerously, horses can get laminitis, a painful condition that develops in the tissue between the hoof and the bone. “The hoof is attached to the bone by organic fasteners ...

What inspired early humans to first ride a horse? Rather than build a time machine to ask our ancestors, archaeologists are ...

An injured horse was euthanized following the chuckwagon races Saturday night at the Calgary Stampede. Stampede president and ...

Do you know the difference of when you should be stretching your horse vs. strengthening? Oftentimes, I see patients focused on stretching. They have been performing stretches for a long period of ...

New York State and Cornell University to collaborate to use advanced imaging to prevent thoroughbred horse injuries and fatalities.

Elizabeth Hall holds the leg bone of a horse that is 765,000 years old. A paleontologist for the Yukon government, Hall helped extract the fossil from a Yukon gold mine during her first far-north ...

Why horse racing is so dangerous Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, is suspending operations after 12 animals died. Why are racehorse deaths so common?

The owner of a horse who suffered a catastrophic hindleg fracture but has returned to showjumping victory has paid tribute to ...

Exercises to Help Leg Length Discrepancy Side Kicks High-impact exercises can cause physical strain, which isn't always a bad thing. Physical force can cause micro strains on your bones, which ...

A charley horse is another term for a leg cramp. Learn more about why charley horses happen, how to relieve them, and when a person should seek medical help.