It is possible that horses were forced to feed on the carcasses of dead birds, the natural carriers of H5N1, as much of Mongolia’s grazing land was frozen over. Though horses are herbivores, they will ...

From trainer of Mongolian racing ponies to a Grade One-winning handler of thoroughbreds within five years is extraordinary enough. But taking a Breeders' Cup race, from a stable of 12 horses?

In Mongolian Venice premiere "To Kill a Mongolian Horse," it takes time to become a hero. Especially the kind that impresses ...

Amid the wintry steppes, Saina, a Mongolian horseman turned cultural performer, tends his ranch during the day and performs horseback tricks for audiences at night. Unlike the majestic cavalryman ...

On the horizon, a dot of colour appears: a solitary figure astride a horse, cloaked in a brightly patterned Mongolian robe, the steppe stretching out around him. The image is Mongolian lore ...

There will be no betting, but according to the China Horse Club's website, a "renaissance of racing in mainland China" begins here today, when a small dirt racetrack set in the rural outskirts of ...

The most famous horse-based postal relay came with the rise of the great Mongol Empire in the 13th century.

Research Letter: Evidence of Influenza A(H5N1) Spillover Infections in Horses, Mongolia. Image Credit: kagemusha / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal Emerging Infectious ...

Testing of horses in Mongolia found that several had antibodies for H5N1, indicating prior infection. None of the animals had ever been reported as sick, however, meaning they can carry the virus ...