Despite its popularity, horse racing is a dangerous sport for both horse and jockey. Last week, Churchill Downs—site of the Kentucky Derby—announced it would suspend racing operations for the ...

Several horses recently discovered in a 2,000-year-old stable appear frozen in a failed flight to safety from the eruption of Vesuvius. After this horse died in the eruption of Vesuvius, its body ...

But she did keep going. She kept pushing, and when she crossed that fifty-mile mark, she had done it. She beat a horse. While Teeny isn’t the first person to outrun a horse (Welsh marathoner Huw ...

This story appears in the October 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Let’s face it: When it comes to expressions, a horse is no one-trick pony. Recent findings have revealed that our ...

Domestic horses' mysterious origins may finally be revealed. About 4,200 years ago, horseback riding allowed people to travel farther and faster than ever before, spurring migration throughout ...

Lexington, the most legendary thoroughbred of the 19th century, left a genetic legacy throughout the Kentucky Derby. Here's how his DNA still shapes modern horse racing.

Brisk business and activism collide at this Texas horse auction. At one of the largest sales in the country, seasoned traders and rescuers face off each month over the fate of hundreds of horses.

At Argentina’s isolated ranches, stunning mountains, homegrown food, and cowboy customs reign. In Argentina’s remote Neuquén province, two gauchos join a multi-day cattle drive herding Angus ...