Horses deadlier than crocs and sharks

Forget crocodiles, sharks, snakes and spiders. Fresh statistics show Australians are far more likely to meet their maker through an accident or incident involving a horse.Source: horsetalk.co.nz

Horse-fighting in the Philippines

"Tournament of blood: The sheer horror of horse-fightingThe crowd roars its approval as the chestnut stallion sinks his teeth into the throat of his opponent. The terrified victim rears up on his hind legs and veers away in a desperate bid to escape, but it is no use. Blood...

Coffin's final horse-drawn journey ends in horror

"A dignified entrance to a cemetery by the dearly departed aboard a horse-drawn carriage has turned horribly wrong. The two horses pulling the carriage into Lambeth Cemetery were apparently spooked and the funeral carriage overturned."

Ancient horse tooth hailed as important discovery

"The finding of an ancient horse tooth during an archeological dig in Yemen has been hailed as an important discovery."

Core horse vaccines identified in US review

"Revised guidelines for the use of horse vaccines in the United States have named tetanus, rabies, West Nile virus, and Eastern/Western encephalomyelitis as key diseases against which horses should be inoculated. The Infectious Disease Committee of the American Association of...

Bottle-bombers laughed as cleaner picked up bomb - witness

"Three men seen leaving a dry-ice bottle bomb in the Christchurch Bus Exchange laughed when they saw a cleaner pick it up and carry it away, a teenage witness told a depositions hearing in the Christchurch District Court today. One of the men told police he had been assured...