Depending on genetics, mutations ... resulting in a sooty looking “coat” over the standard color of the horse. Most horse breeds can occur in this coloration, but it is uncommon.

Depending on the breed and breeder, white markings on horses might be something to strive for or against. Swiss and Australian researchers have recently tuned into the genetics of white leg and ...

"We can now see the bigger picture of an individual horse's paternal ancestry." Maintaining Genetic Diversity Studying the evolutionary history in a horse's ancestry may soon become a vital part ...

Now an international team of scientists has discovered what causes the Dun pattern and why it is lost in most horses. The results, published in Nature Genetics, reveal a new mechanism of skin and ...

Even today, the genetic diversity of horses is in decline, says Molly McCue, a horse geneticist at the University of Minnesota who was not involved in the study. This is “critically important ...

Were Old McDonald in the genome sequencing business, he would be among the researchers who have announced decoding the complete genetic blueprints of the horse, pig and cucumber. Knowing the ...

An analysis of ancient animal DNA samples has helped identify the genetic homeland of modern horses from around 4,200 years ago. A team of archaeologists spent the last five years collecting thousands ...

The Blood-Horse magazine, in conjunction with Pedigree Consultants, has announced the first Thoroughbred Pedigree and Genetics Symposium to be held at the Marriott Griffin Gate hotel in Lexington ...

A few stallions from the Orient were the sires of all modern horses, a new genetics study suggests. Using genetic analyses of more than 50 horse breeds, along with the pedigrees of three stallions ...