Legendary horses latest victim of Spain's bust Apr 18th, 2013 - 09:30h (CET +01.00) ALMONTE, Spain (AP) - The southern Spanish region of Andalusia, famed for flamenco and Moorish castles, is also home to a legendary breed of horses that carried conquistadors into battle in the Americas, featured in Hollywood epics and more recently ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : legendary, horses, latest, victim, spain's, bust, Top Keywords

Rescuer defends Romania's horses from slaughter Feb 14th, 2013 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) SIEU SFANTU, Romania (AP) - The name of his farm translates roughly as "Saving Horses from Wolves." But for Simion Craciun, the real predators are the nearby slaughterhouse. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rescuer, defends, romania's, horses, slaughter, bust, Top Keywords

US Air Force keeps fleet of aging warhorses flying Nov 5th, 2012 - 03:00h (CET +01.00) For decades, the U.S. Air Force has grown accustomed to such superlatives as unrivaled and unbeatable. These days, some of its key combat aircraft are being described with terms like geriatric, or decrepit. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : force, keeps, fleet, aging, warhorses, flying, Top Keywords

Mrs. Romney says horses helped with MS diagnosis Oct 10th, 2012 - 23:40h (CET +01.00) The wife of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Wednesday that her love of horses helped her overcome her fear that multiple sclerosis would put her in a wheelchair. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : romney, says, horses, helped, diagnosis, flying, Top Keywords

Horses, rhinos come to air cargo's aid in recession Sep 26th, 2012 - 15:50h (CET +01.00) FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Milano de Flore, waiting dozily at Frankfurt airport for a flight to Buenos Aires after competing in the London Olympics, had no idea how important he is to the air freight business. That is because he is a horse - one of the ma... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : horses, rhinos, come, cargo's, recession, flying, Top Keywords

'Death March' of Ancient Horseshoe Crab Captured in Stone Sep 11th, 2012 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) More than 100 million years ago, a harsh storm washed an unlucky horseshoe crab into a toxic lagoon. The doomed crustacean scrambled and plodded along the muddy bottom before succumbing, leaving behind a now-fossilized death march that ends with the ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'death, march', ancient, horseshoe, crab, captured, stone, Top Keywords

US Olympic horses travel to London in style Jun 19th, 2012 - 12:30h (CET +01.00) They didn't have to absolutely, positively get them there overnight, but when the U.S. Equestrian Federation sent some of its horses to London for the Olympics, it was a special delivery. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : olympic, horses, travel, london, style, captured, stone, Top Keywords

Huge pageant of horses kicks off Queen's jubilee May 11th, 2012 - 05:30h (CET +01.00) Hundreds of horses and over 1,000 performers from around the world staged a glittering pageant in Britain in a stirring start to the major celebrations for Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : huge, pageant, horses, kicks, queen's, jubilee, stone, Top Keywords

Bulgarian men ride horses during celebrations marking the traditional ... Mar 3rd, 2012 - 15:10h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Bulgarian men ride horses during celebrations marking the traditional holiday Todorov den, also known as the Horse Easter, near Sofia March 3, 2012. Orthodox Bulgarians believe that organising horse races on Todorov den keeps their farm a... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bulgarian, ride, horses, celebrations, marking, traditional, stone, Top Keywords

Cat-sized horses were the norm in a hotter past: study Feb 24th, 2012 - 01:10h (CET +01.00) More than 50 million years ago, the Earth was a hotter place than it is today and horses the size of pet cats roamed the forests of North America, US scientists said on Thursday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : catsized, horses, were, norm, hotter, past, study, Top Keywords