A saddle fitter explains what makes the perfect match for horse, rider and saddle. By Sarah Maslin Nir Sarah Maslin Nir, a staff reporter for The Times, is the author of four books on horses. When ...

The rocking horse, offspring of the hobby horse, seems to have appeared first in the early 17th century. Not much more than a log with board sides, it may have been inspired by the cradle, according ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONGMONT, Colo. (KDVR) — For 10 years, Mary ...

Found in the grave of a Chinese horsewoman, an ancient leather saddle surprised archaeologists—both with its age and the identity of its owner. Buried thousands of years ago, the saddle found at ...

One side of a saddle is made for the rider and the other side for the horse, says Billings saddlemaker Ben Swanke. To make the horse happy, Swanke pads the underside of his saddles with real sheepskin ...