AZLE -- Tara Lewis can't ride just any horse. Born with cerebral palsy, the 13-year-old can't even sit through a bumpy car ride without becoming unbearably uncomfortable. She usually has to press her ...

Some horses have special gaits, which are more comfortable for the rider than walk, trot or gallop. Now, a study by an international research team has revealed that these gaited horses most likely ...

MOUNT AIRY -- A friend asked Paradise Stables owner Elizabeth Tate Winters in August: If she could do anything, what would it be? Her response: Host a demonstration showcasing the talents and ...

OCALA, Fla. (AP) - El is a giant among donkeys. No, really. Whisper’s Star of Rapha El, or El as he is known around the barn, is a gaited, mammoth Jack stud, with an emphasis on the mammoth. El, and ...

Horses in Iceland. The Vikings probably brought gaited horses back from England Tobias Seel/snapshot-photography/ullstein bild via Getty Images About a thousand years ...

This 19th-century image shows a horse pacing. Note that the legs on each side move at the same time. (Credit: USC Digital Library/Wikimedia Commons) Horses normally move about in one of three ways: ...

With a leg up from an old wooden chair, Monica Barber swings into the saddle and off to the races. Or at least the paces, as she and black mare Nicki move through walk, trot, canter and low jumps at ...

OCALA — El is a giant among donkeys. No, really. Whisper's Star of Rapha El, or El as he is known around the barn, is a gaited, mammoth Jack stud, with an emphasis on the mammoth. El, and other ...