Our two-part series, Equus “Story of the Horse,” explores the origins of the modern day horse, as well as the ways this remarkable animal plays a vital role in our lives. With over 400 various breeds, ...
I spent so much time at the local stables growing up, particularly Glad Acres and Horseman’s Paradise, which is now long gone. I was a semi-city kid, if you can call it that in Dallas, but after ...
One of the most-seen public artworks in the state looks pretty straightforward to most viewers: 15 life-size metal horses galloping across a ridge along the Columbia River. More than 5 million ...
When Hollywood gives us an animal film, it’s not enough to have an endearing dog or tiger. More often than not, it also requires a villain. In “The Muppets,” it’s the Texas tycoon who wants to drill ...
Billy Bob Thornton's All The Pretty Horses could serve as a textbook illustration of the perils of literary adaptations: Though it remains faithful to the letter of Cormac McCarthy's novel, it ...
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What first possessed prehistoric man to sit astride a horse and wrestle the wild beast into submission? Did this outrageous act come after several spectacular failures, such as the saddling of the ...