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January 2012

Horse Variety Predates Domestication

By | Horses

First published on ScienceShot. Today’s horses come in a variety of colors and sizes, but don’t credit humans. According to a new study, most of these traits existed long before we domesticated them. As researchers report online this month in BMC Evolutionary Biology, they analyzed the complete mitochondrial genome—the DNA…

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Horses and Winter Weather

By | Horses

From the Acreage Equines website. Horses are well adapted to cold weather. As long as they have shelter from wind and wet, horses can stay comfortable when the temperatures plunge. A south-facing three-sided shelter with straw bedding will see a well-fed horse through the roughest winter weather. However, make sure…

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