The horse reference genome from the Thoroughbred mare Twilight has been available for a
decade and, together with advances in genomics technologies, has led to unparalleled …

The Eneolithic Botai culture of the Central Asian steppes provides the earliest
archaeological evidence for horse husbandry,~ 5500 years ago, but the exact nature of early …

Thoroughbred horses have been selected for racing performance for more than 400 years.
Despite continued selection, race times have not improved significantly during the past 60 …

The genomic changes underlying both early and late stages of horse domestication remain
largely unknown. We examined the genomes of 14 early domestic horses from the Bronze …

The domestication of the horse∼ 5.5 kya and the emergence of mounted riding, chariotry,
and cavalry dramatically transformed human civilization. However, the genetics underlying …

Intense selective pressures applied over short evolutionary time have resulted in
homogeneity within, but substantial variation among, horse breeds. Utilizing this population …

Selective breeding for speed in the racehorse has resulted in an unusually high frequency of
the C-variant (g. 66493737C/T) at the myostatin gene (MSTN) in cohorts of the …

The domestication of the horse some 5,500 years ago followed those of dogs, sheep, goats,
cattle, and pigs by∼ 2,500–10,000 years. By providing fast transportation and transforming …

The Thoroughbred breed was formed by crossing Oriental horse breeds and British native
horses and is currently used in horseracing worldwide. In this study, we constructed a single …

Throughout the history of horse racing, doping techniques to suppress or enhance
performance have expanded to match the technology available. The next frontier in doping …