In early Boulder, the economic opportunities of mining were quickly followed by the economic opportunities of food production. Someone had to feed the miners and the residents of the growing supply ...

Horse cross breeding dates back millennia, with mentions of mules (a horse crossed with a donkey) appearing in the Bible during King David's reign around 1000 BCE. Before that, the Botai people of ...

The Norwegian Fjord Horse is an ancient breed of horse once used by Viking warriors. Norwegians have selectively bred this horse for over 2,000 years, making it the oldest known horse breed. Today, ...

The Dutch draft horse has a long history in the Netherlands. A long time ago, horses were the primary tool for agriculture, draft horses specifically. Eventually, farm machinery became more prevalent ...

A new genetic study examining the ancestry of the park herd found they are most closely connected to large draft horse breeds, and show little Spanish mustang influence. Some horses at Theodore ...

It all started more than a century ago on a little farm in Iowa with a draft horse mare with the unassuming name of Old Granny. Farmers began to notice something peculiar about Old Granny’s offspring.

A total of 129 horses changed hands during the first session for gross receipts of $74,299,000, including post-ring sales, a 13% increase from last year's $65,555,000 from 152 head sold. The average ...