Randy Wells owns some traffic-stopping ponies. When his ponies are training in his paddock just a few miles south of Mankato, or when the foals come in the spring, people often stop for a look. Though ...

MACKINAC ISLAND, MI – Horse lovers know Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel is home to a special group of high-stepping stars. The resort’s Hackney horses are more than just the elegant, color-matched pairs ...

MACKINAC ISLAND, MI - When you are visiting Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel, you're never very far from the elegant, high-stepping silhouette of a Hackney horse. The hotel keeps a four-legged fleet of ...

FARMER CITY, Ill. (AP) -- When the owners of Kachina, a hackney pony, tried to harness him to the cart he pulls, the pony would buck and kick from pain when they touched his back or tail.