Apple is crowing about how its iTunes App Store is about to hit its one billionth download today, but it has also quietly reached another milestone earlier this year: its first Trojan horse program. picked by bingo 7 months ago

He's about as heavy as a family car - and costs almost as much to run. Duke the shire horse stands 19.3 hands, or around 6ft 5in at the shoulder. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

KT Tunstall - Black Horse And The Cherry Tree.(Hot live) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Hospital officials confirmed a horse trotted through Wilcox Memorial Hospital earlier this month. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A horse found itself upside down and stuck in the mud after throwing its rider and slipping backwards into a ditch. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Struggling in frigid temperatures a horse named Beau floated in an old spring well for about four hours on Friday. His owner, Linda Smiley, watched helplessly as rescue workers tried to pull the four-year-old horse from the icy water. She was visibly shaken as she talked about her family's horse. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

"We are devastated by the tragic and sudden loss of our mare Smoothie," said Carolyn Daly, a spokeswoman for the Horse & Carriage Association of New York. "This afternoon's freak accident was overwhelming to all of us in the industry who so dearly love our horses." picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Horse fighting as a big-time "sport" and tourist attraction in China? Definitely barbaric. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

and joins herd on his own. Bewildered investigators are scratching their heads and plan to follow the trail to see how the horse got free.

Happy ending to dolly's earlier post picked by suebe 2 years ago

Fletcher swore at the officer and made the comments about the policeman's wife, and the officer's horse – which Rouches said the patrolman didn't have – followed by the suggestion of where the officer could best secure his weapon. picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago

If it had been an equestrian gymnastics event, she would have scored a perfect 10.

After all, it's not every day you see a horse perform a gravity-defying flip of such dizzying proportions.

(Somersault not perfect by human gymnast standards, but still impressive. After all, it is a horse.) picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

" I mean someone came by with a tobacco hatchet and said let's kill a horse today. This was planned," Wilborn said. People are animals. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

In England, moviegoers standing in the lobby of the Cineworld complex were surprised to see a horse trot through the automatic sliding front doors. It was not known what film the horse wanted to see. picked by suebe 11 months ago

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

Kristen DeGroat just wanted to sell her horse to another animal lover, but her ad ended up under "Good Things to Eat" in the classified sections of two newspapers. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Mouse the horse has been put on a strict diet of nuts and given a bed of shredded paper after her owners discovered she is allergic to hay and straw. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

There's nothing fake in the image you see. Tail extensions are excluded. This exceptional horse has such a long tail that it cannot wear it freely outside the arena, but braided and covered in a white tube sock, so that the animal does not sweep the ground with it. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A horse who paints with his mouth is to have an exhibition of his work staged at a Venetian art gallery. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A horse which has grown a curly, golden moustache is refusing to let grooms shave it off. picked by Bornbad 7 months 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