Toy horses are usually pink and plastic – and aimed at young girls. But this little pony is 100 per cent natural – and ready to make friends with anyone her size. Born ten days ago at a stud in the southern state of Victoria, Australia, the 15in miniature horse – which is yet to be named – has already formed a bond with Sam Leith, 12. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A couple who kept a horse and seven dogs inside their home was arrested for endangering a 12-year-old child after officers found the floor covered in animal feces and rotting produce. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Thumbelina the dwarf miniature horse is touring across the U.S.A. raising money for children's charities and is loving the attention. picked by squirmster 2 years ago

A runaway horse pulled a carriage with two out-of-town tourists on a wild ride through downtown streets, until a teenager rode to the rescue in a pursuing taxi, leaped out and grabbed the horse's reins. picked by suebe 3 years ago

Seeing-eye dogs are a nonstarter among many Muslims who consider the animals unclean, but a horse the size of a dog just might work. More on the Guide Horse Foundation picked by suebe 8 months ago

A man facing charges for a drunken joyride on a bulldozer decided to ride his horse to Wakeman village the other day, causing Wakeman safety service personnel to temporarily become cowboys to catch the horse when it got loose. Horse is fine. Maybe he doesn't want to be an accessory to the next incident! picked by TraumaMamma 5 months ago

Australia has officially won back the ashes from England in the third cricket test match. Australia's attention is now on a 5-0 whitewash.
Picture related picked by teaya21 3 years ago

Drivers were complaining of low visibility and almost hitting the horse. A white horse in a snow storm! picked by coldbladed 10 months ago

Australia Day, celebrated annually on 26 January, is the official national day of Australia, commemorating the establishment of the first European settlement on the continent of Australia. The date is that of the foundation of a British penal colony in New South Wales, by Captain Arthur Phillip, the first Governor.
Where are our Australian Plimates? picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Dawn Feathers, had her horse murdered. A man broke into the property where her horse was boarded, slit its throat and stabed it several times. In Hoosick Falls, New York, where Diane lives, the murder of a horse is only up to a one year sentence, and is a misdemeanor. Dawn has a petition that she is asking people to sign to change "Busters Law" to include horses (It currently only covers... read full post picked by horsefeathers 11 months ago

From a distance they are the embodiment of equine grace, three creatures ready to burst into a gallop across the sands.

Only on closer examination are they revealed to be sculptures made, incredibly, from driftwood. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A South Australian couple on the run from authorities with up to 100 dogs in a trailer has numerous convictions for animal cruelty around Australia. Witnesses told the court one dog's breed was unrecognisable because it was bald and so affected by mange its skin had turned black. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

“This is the striking image of a horse fetus at day 180 of his development. You can see the entire cycle from conception to birth picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

An Anza man was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on felony animal cruelty charges that beat his horse with a sledgehammer, then had its head cut off with a chain saw to feed his dogs. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

More than a million roam the Outback, mostly in South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Biologists say the population is doubling every eight years.

Mmmmm! Camel, it's what's for dinner. picked by tigertony 2 years ago

NASA scientists have identified the smallest black hole ever found -- less than four times the mass of our sun and about the size of a large city.

But the mini-black hole, dubbed J1650, could still stretch a person into a "strand of spaghetti" with its pull. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Astronomers have discovered possibly the smallest extrasolar planet yet, a rocky world that's orbiting a star in the constellation Leo. "The study opens a new path that should lead to the discovery of even smaller planets in the near future, with the goal of eventually finding worlds more and more similar to the Earth." picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

This is the horrifying moment a wild horse collided with a rally car, causing the animal to be catapulted nearly 30 feet into the air.

Video of the crash, which happened during the Argentine Rally in South America, yesterday, reveals driver Federico Villagra slamming his Mitsubishi Evo straight into the horse. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

The rescue crews are waiting for a group out of Maryland that specializes in large animal rescue. No one at the scene has the proper equipment to get to the horse that's been stranded since Thursday afternoon. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A teenager from India who stands at a tiny 1ft 11in (58cm) tall is the smallest girl in the world.

Jyoti Amge, 14, is shorter than the average two-year-old child and only weighs 11lb (5kg). picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago