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 ...

A new study of pedigree and blood-marker data shows that Lithuania's declining Trakehner horse population has maintained ...

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 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.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every equestrian knows that no two horses are the same on the inside, no matter how similar they may look on the outside.

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In the wild, horses must be alert for predators that might attack them. This means that even domesticated horses are hardwired to be aware of danger and can scare easily. Unfortunately, this so-called ...

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 ...