Let’s be real - DNA is a thing. Every human, animal, and plant has it. To some, it may be a complex, mysterious thing, but most folks at least understand that DNA, or your genetic code, is the ...

Emmeline Hill was one of the first to study how genes influence horse traits. Now, she uses genetics to improve the welfare ...

New research from the Royal Veterinary College into genetic risks of fracture in Thoroughbred horses has found that horses with lower levels of collagen type III have a higher risk of fracture.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pumuckel was officially crowned the World's Shortest Living Horse by Guinness World Records in August 2025, with the announcement ...

Are the assumptions around a horse’s coat color and his behavior based in fact? Maybe! Genetics – including those that affect coat color - can influence behavior in horses, reports The Horse. While ...

Horses have played a critical role in shaping human society, but scientists are still piecing together the story of their domestication. Reading time 3 minutes Roughly 4,500 years ago, humans forged a ...

A genetic mutation in horses that would typically halt protein production has become a molecular asset. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and Vanderbilt University have identified a rare ...

A new fossil DNA study has rewritten the evolutionary history of the horse, showing that the extinct Dalian horse from northeastern China served as a genetic bridge between North America and Eurasia.

Every equestrian knows that no two horses are the same on the inside, no matter how similar they may look on the outside. Sometimes, though, there are truly special horses like Reggie who stand out, ...

An abnormality in the lower neck, found in an estimated 20 to 30 percent of Thoroughbreds and Warmbloods, has become a growing concern among horse owners, fueled at least in part by social media posts ...

New research digs into when and how horses spread and flourished in the western US. Until now, the accepted theory of horses arriving to the Great Plains and Northern Rockies was shaped by word of ...