Across human history, no single animal has had a deeper impact on human societies than the horse. But when and how people domesticated horses has been an ongoing scientific mystery. Half a million ...

The first steps towards domesticating the horse were taken north of the Caucasus in the late 4th millennium BC. Using horses made it possible to roam greater areas and tend larger herds.

The researchers analyzed DNA from the remains and identified a “domestication center” in modern-day Russia. The DNA also revealed gene variations that may have given these horses important ...

Explore the historical transition from horse-drawn transport to automobiles and draw parallels to the current shift towards ...

The selection for coat color in horses suggests domestication started in the Eurasian steppe region about 5000 years ago. This image relates to an article that appeared in the April 24 ...

From the Arctic to the desert, horses remain a central part of life around the world. Niobe Thompson, presenter of Equus “The domestication of the horse was the most important event in human ...