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 ...

Researchers are helping uncover new information about the Y chromosome in horses, which will help owners identify optimal lineages for breeding and help conservationists preserve breed diversity.

New research pinpoints genes associated with a disease seen as a major contributor to poor performance in Thoroughbred racehorses. Hailed as a breakthrough in combating the critical equine performance ...

Equine osteochondrosis is a developmental, multifactorial disorder arising from disruptions in endochondral ossification in the joints of growing horses. This condition, which manifests as focal ...

The University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center and University of Florida have made important strides in mapping the genetic pathways involved in laminitis and identified biomarkers that could lead ...

The results of an inbreeding study published June 29 that examines the impact of inbreeding in Thoroughbreds delivers a word of caution to breeders worldwide and at the same time offers hope. The ...

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 ...

Video above: Horses compete in a beauty pageant in Saudi ArabiaThe unexpected discovery of a 16th-century horse tooth in modern-day Haiti has provided credence for an age-old folk story about the ...

Tamarac High School junior Emilee Roadcap was honored at a national public speaking competition. Roadcap competed in the Eastern National 4H Roundup Equine Program’s Public Speaking Contest. She ...

Horses are apparently now in their original place, according to this guy and where's that beauty pageants? But this is nothing like my little pony. The 450 participant horses in the Saudi Arabia Horse ...