#Equinegenetics

The Premarin Foal That Wasn’t: How DNA Helped Solve an Identity Mystery

January 16, 2024DeAnn SloanAmanda Chance, Sponsored#Equinegenetics, Etalon DXComments Off

Imagine buying a foal advertised as a Shire x Thoroughbred cross – only to find out, nearly two decades later, that he’s actually a well-bred Connemara cross. Quite a difference, but that’s exactly what happened to Liz Hill of Nashville, TN.

Two New Genetic Variants Discovered in Pura Raza Española Horses for Blue Eyes

October 20, 2023DeAnn SloanSponsored#Equinegenetics, #HORSESCIENCE, Etalon DXComments Off

Does your horse have blue eyes? Do you think it might carry the genetic variant for blue eyes? You can learn more about the genetics that go into blue eyes (and how to test for it!) here:

Genetic Study Challenges Commonly Held Beliefs About Arabian Horses

June 23, 2020DeAnn SloanContributor#Arabians, #Equinegenetics, #NEWSComments Off

An eight-year long genetic study of Arabian horses challenges some commonly held beliefs about the ancient breed — most notably that they contributed to the modern-day Thoroughbred. (more…)