Living History: Saving the world’s last wild horse
Takhin tal Research Camp, Gobi B Strictly Protected Area, July, 2023. Lit only by a faint glow on the eastern horizon and the fading light of stars, we hike into the hills at 4am, stumbling on loose sheets of rock which shear away in thin vertical slices under...
Barmah Brumbies: Admired or Despised
A decision by Parks Victoria to eradicate all brumbies from the Barmah National Park within the next three years has intensified the clash between conservation agencies and brumby advocates. One side considers free-roaming horses to be destructive, invasive pests that...
The Mysterious Origins of Domestic Horses
Why it’s so hard to unravel the mysterious origins of domestic horses. There’s still a lot we don’t know about how, and where, horses were first domesticated. Experts long thought that all modern horses were probably descended from a group of animals that belonged to...
Responsible Horse Breeding
Breeders large and small should be the first to assume the long-term responsibility for every foal produced. The first question to seriously consider is: Why do you want to breed a foal? This 12-point list helps to check if you are breeding responsibly. 1 Market: The...
The Caspian
The Caspian Horse: From a time millennia past, when a kingdom’s strength was often measured by its ability to master the art of horsemanship, comes a small horse of legend. A legend that reached forward into the later part of the 20th Century and gripped the heart of...
