The most common explanations are familiar: a reduced foal crop, rising ownership costs, regulatory pressure, or the belief ...

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.

Ancient breeders dramatically shortened the natural generation times of horses starting about 4200 years ago, according to a genetic study of hundreds of ancient horses. This intensive breeding led to ...