Would you place a Grand National bet on a Shetland pony?
20 Jul 2015 The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, H is for...
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African Horse Sickness: mapping how a deadly disease might spread in the UK
25 May 2013 A disease lethal to horses, until now confined to hot countries, could arrive in the UK. New research creates a picture of its possible spread and...
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Solved: two of the historic riddles of horse racing
02 Jun 2012 The identity of the winner of the 1880 Epsom Derby – the classic race to be run today - was famously disputed. Now analysis of DNA from the bones of...
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Mystery of the domestication of the horse solved
08 May 2012 Research reconciles competing theories about the origin of the domestic horse.
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Speed and stamina: a tale of two genes
24 Jan 2012 Research by a team of scientists suggests that a variant of the so-called speed gene found in top racehorses can be traced back to a single British...
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'Extreme Sleepover #12’ – an equestrian adventure on the Mongolian steppes
02 Jan 2012 In the latest report of the Extreme Sleepover series, undergraduate Robin Irvine explains how a fascination for the relationships between humans...
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