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Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) are helping uncover new information about the Y chromosome in horses, which will help owners identify optimal ...

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The domestication of the horse was the most important event in human history,” says Danish geneticist Eske Willerslev in the ...

All photos courtesy of Jim Hunt.   The American Quarter Horse Association is the largest equine breed registry in the world.

Rare horse breeds can be found all over the world, with many boasting a history of several centuries – even millennia. But ...