Horses run on snow-covered field for winter exercise

Horses run on snow-covered field for winter exercise

SAPPORO, Jan. 14 Kyodo - A herd of horses, including pregnant mares, runs on a snow-covered field at Tokachi station of the National Livestock Breeding Center in the town of Otofuke, Hokkaido, on Jan. 14, 2016, to maintain health and ease giving birth. A total of 120 horses, including 60 pregnant mares, ran around the 800-meter oval field in four groups for winter exercise.

Endangered wild horses on comeback in Mongolia

Endangered wild horses on comeback in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Przewalski horses, the last surviving wild ancestors of the domestic horse, graze on pasture in Mongolia's Hustain Nuruu National Park 100 kilometers west of Ulan Bator. Once nearly extinct in the wild, Przewalski horses have been kept in zoos and private parks around the world. Under international projects to reintroduce them in the wild, however, the herd in the national park grew to 84 in 2000, and is now about 140. The horse, known as the Takh in Mongolian, is roughly 120 centimeters high and has a short, erect mane.

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-HORSES FESTIVAL-HORSE AUCTION

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-HORSES FESTIVAL-HORSE AUCTION

(220111) -- RIYADH, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A horse is displayed during an auction at Saudi Arabian Horses Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 10, 2022. Saudi Arabian Horses Festival started on Monday in Riyadh with a horse auction that generated more than 1 million Saudi Riyals (270,000 U.S. dollars), local media reported Tuesday. The auction displayed 40 stallions and mares of rare breeds, and around 120 people participated in the event, according to local newspaper Saudi Gazette. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-HORSES FESTIVAL-HORSE AUCTION

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-HORSES FESTIVAL-HORSE AUCTION

(220111) -- RIYADH, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A horse is displayed during an auction at Saudi Arabian Horses Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 10, 2022. Saudi Arabian Horses Festival started on Monday in Riyadh with a horse auction that generated more than 1 million Saudi Riyals (270,000 U.S. dollars), local media reported Tuesday. The auction displayed 40 stallions and mares of rare breeds, and around 120 people participated in the event, according to local newspaper Saudi Gazette. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-HORSES FESTIVAL-HORSE AUCTION

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-HORSES FESTIVAL-HORSE AUCTION

(220111) -- RIYADH, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A horse is displayed during an auction at Saudi Arabian Horses Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 10, 2022. Saudi Arabian Horses Festival started on Monday in Riyadh with a horse auction that generated more than 1 million Saudi Riyals (270,000 U.S. dollars), local media reported Tuesday. The auction displayed 40 stallions and mares of rare breeds, and around 120 people participated in the event, according to local newspaper Saudi Gazette. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-HORSES FESTIVAL-HORSE AUCTION

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-HORSES FESTIVAL-HORSE AUCTION

(220111) -- RIYADH, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A horse is displayed during an auction at Saudi Arabian Horses Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 10, 2022. Saudi Arabian Horses Festival started on Monday in Riyadh with a horse auction that generated more than 1 million Saudi Riyals (270,000 U.S. dollars), local media reported Tuesday. The auction displayed 40 stallions and mares of rare breeds, and around 120 people participated in the event, according to local newspaper Saudi Gazette. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-HORSES FESTIVAL-HORSE AUCTION

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-HORSES FESTIVAL-HORSE AUCTION

(220111) -- RIYADH, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A horse is displayed during an auction at Saudi Arabian Horses Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 10, 2022. Saudi Arabian Horses Festival started on Monday in Riyadh with a horse auction that generated more than 1 million Saudi Riyals (270,000 U.S. dollars), local media reported Tuesday. The auction displayed 40 stallions and mares of rare breeds, and around 120 people participated in the event, according to local newspaper Saudi Gazette. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-HORSES FESTIVAL-HORSE AUCTION

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-HORSES FESTIVAL-HORSE AUCTION

(220111) -- RIYADH, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A horse is displayed during an auction at Saudi Arabian Horses Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 10, 2022. Saudi Arabian Horses Festival started on Monday in Riyadh with a horse auction that generated more than 1 million Saudi Riyals (270,000 U.S. dollars), local media reported Tuesday. The auction displayed 40 stallions and mares of rare breeds, and around 120 people participated in the event, according to local newspaper Saudi Gazette. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

Horses run on snow-covered field for winter exercise

Horses run on snow-covered field for winter exercise

A herd of horses, including pregnant mares, runs on a snow-covered field at Tokachi station of the National Livestock Breeding Center in the town of Otofuke, Hokkaido, on Jan. 14, 2016, to maintain health and ease giving birth. A total of 120 horses, including 60 pregnant mares, ran around the 800-meter oval field in four groups for winter exercise. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo