A knight in shining armor straddling a towering horse is a deeply ingrained part of how popular culture portrays the Middle Ages — the mounted battle-winning warrior. But it appears the horses of that ...

In the largest-ever study of horse bones to date, researchers examined equine remains from 171 unique archaeological sites including castles and medieval horse cemeteries. Nick Brundle Photography via ...

A team of zooarchaeologists in the United Kingdom recently analyzed the bones of centuries-old warhorses to determine their size, finding that they were actually of a surprisingly small stature. The ...

During Medieval times, when kings and queens ruled the land and knights protected that land, an army of horses would be trained to assist in battle. That training is called dressage and what was once ...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WLS) -- Anyone who's been to Schaumburg's Medieval Times might recognize Mario Contreras as the King's Master of Horse, but Mario Contreras is not just acting. Growing up in a small ...