Each Thanksgiving, thousands of fancy hat-wearing spectators flock to the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course to watch - and bet on - horses careening around the track. Just a few blocks away, ...

Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images Horseback riding was likely a common activity as early as 4,500 to 5,000 years ago, according to a provocative new study that looked at human skeletal remains for small ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HAMMOND, La. (WGNO) — If you’re a ...

As the Human Horse Races mark their fifth anniversary, Ingrid Anderson is trying to keep up with her growing herd. Several horses paraded under their banner in the Southern Decadence Parade in ...

The earliest evidence of horse riding has been found in 5000-year-old human skeletons from south-east Europe. The bones of nine men from graves in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania show hallmarks of horse ...

Initially, I was excited when my youngest child asked to take horseback riding lessons because I love being around barns and horses. My hesitation came when I thought about how the horses were very ...

Since their domestication, horses have changed the course of human history. It’s no wonder the Chinese zodiac associates them with prosperity and success ...