Horse Genetics Resources
Our Immune mediated myositis (IMM) test is now up on the website. Immune mediated myositis (IMM) is a new addition to the recommended tests for horses that would usually use the QH 5-panel. This includes Quarter Horses, Paints, Appaloosas, Quarter Ponies and…
Thanks to all the input from our clients, we have updated our SW2 page. We’ve included where this gene came from (Katie Gun) and we no longer say it’s only found in Paint horses! You will now find SW2 listed under “pure-…
Does anyone know of any Shetland ponies or Miniatures that definitely have the mushroom dilution in Australia? It’s a pheomelanin (red) pigment dilution, and it’s recessive. It turns chestnut into a colour a bit like a cool shade of silver dapple and…
The test for IMM is progressing fast. IMM is auto-immune muscle loss triggered by an infection or immunisation, and horses with this gene are more likely to have an episode. Unless we hit some road bumps our IMM test should be available…
At the moment we have some colour testing panels – including the addition of a Dilutes panel – and a few of our established breeds panels. Check back regularly as we will be adding more panels over coming weeks! Visit Practical Horse…
Most horses move using the classic walk, trot, canter and gallop paces. Gaited horses often have additional paces. There are a wide range of additional paces, including the tölt, running walk, rack, paso fino (classic fino), paso corto, paso largo, paso ilano,…
This one is for the scientists out there. Do you love re-racking tubes? No, me neither. It drives me bananas! I dislike it so much that we have invented and 3D printed a wiggle-rack. Just make a gap where your new tubes…
Our revamped website is now live. And in the next week we will be introducing our new Panels page with an expanded range of panels for testing your horses including Arabian,Friesian, Miniature horses, Quarter horses and all new Gypsy horse and Thoroughbred…
New research by scientists at Ireland’s University College Dublin and the equine science company Plusvital has established that genes associated with behavior may play a big a role in whether a Thoroughbred horse races or not. Previous studies have shown that less…
Immune-mediated myositis (or IMM) is the next test on our list after the lateral gait marker. Has anyone here ever seen signs like what is described? Incredibly fast muscle wasting in a QH, subsequent to infection or vaccination? Read about the condition…