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Roskilde, Denmark

Grave of the Hel-Horse

According to legend, this is the burial place of a mythical three-legged death omen horse.

Podcast: The Feral Horses of Sable Island

One of the last unmanaged group of horses contend with their non-native home.

The Podcast Team May 28, 2024

Red Rum Mural

Southport, England

Red Rum Mural

A striking piece of street art in Southport depicting a much-loved racehorse.

Washington, D.C.

Joan of Arc Equestrian Statue

The only female equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. is a 15th-century French heroine.

Riders Azeri Coby (foreground) and Darren Charges Strong (in red) duel it out in an Indian Relay race at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Washington.

Indian Relay May Just Be America’s Most Extreme Sport

For Indigenous participants of the bareback horse race, the sport connects them to centuries of history.

Laura Kiniry January 18, 2024

Horse personalities have to be factored in, as well.

Could This Be the Most Midwestern Competition of All?

Just when you thought Wisconsin couldn’t get any more quaint.

Jennifer Billock November 2, 2023

More people are mounting horse heads on poles throughout Iceland.

Impaled Horse Heads Are Appearing More and More Around Iceland

The rise of paganism in the country is reigniting a macabre ritual from the Viking Age.

Olivia Young October 25, 2023

Welcome, Minnesota

Horse and Human Drinking Fountain

This early 20th-century rural drinking fountain provides water for both horses and humans.

Muttaburra, Australia

Grave of Andrew John Phillips

According to a plaque at this memorial, "he could swim, but his horse could not."

Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Gargoyle Fountain

Outside a small brewery, a Gothic fountain that once provided water to thirsty horses.

Framingham, Massachusetts

Graves of John Cloyce & Abraham Rice

In 1777, two men were killed after being struck by lightning at the same time.

Eunice Winkless diving at the Steel Pier.

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Remembering When Horse Diving Was an Actual Thing

For 50 years, this bizarre act was one of Atlantic City's biggest attractions.

Diana Hubbell May 9, 2023

The Portail Abattoirs marking the entry to the horse market

Les Abattoirs de Vaugirard

The site of slaughterhouses that once satisfied Parisians' taste for horse meat is now home to a park and book market.

Namib Desert Horses

Namib Desert Horses

Thought to be the only herd of feral horses in Africa and one of the most isolated populations in the world.

London, England

Goodman’s Fields Horses

Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.

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Monacnappa, Ireland

Blarney Castle Horse Graveyard

Horse cemetery on the grounds of Blarney Castle.

Pewsey White Horse

Pewsey, England

Pewsey White Horse

This figure was cut into the hillside in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of King George VI.

Marlborough White Horse

Marlborough, England

Marlborough White Horse

One of the smaller hillside chalk horses was designed and cut in by a group of local students in 1804.