by HorseMinute.com | Nov 30, 2025 | Horse Breeding
The study led by Chessari, Reich, Criscione, and colleagues, soon to be published in BMC Genomics, compares the effectiveness of SNP array technology and imputed genomic data in analyzing population structure and runs of homozygosity (ROH) hotspots in horse breeds....
by HorseMinute.com | Nov 29, 2025 | Horse Breeding
The Bahrain National Arabian Horse Beauty Championship commenced at the Military Sports Union arena in Al Raffah, marking the first event of the Arabian Horse Beauty Committee under BREEF for the 2025–2026 season. The opening day featured qualifying and final rounds...
by HorseMinute.com | Nov 28, 2025 | Horse Breeding
The British Columbia government announced it will cease providing any share of slot machine revenue to the province’s Thoroughbred racing and breeding industries starting January 31, 2026. Since 2015, these industries had received about 25% of slot revenues—around $9...
by HorseMinute.com | Nov 28, 2025 | Horse Breeding
Kansas is set to revive live Thoroughbred racing with the approval of 1,000 historical horse racing (HHR) machines, marking the first live races since 2008. The state aims to restart racing at Eureka Downs by fall 2026, supported by a $2 million state investment and...
by HorseMinute.com | Nov 28, 2025 | Horse Breeding
The American Paint Horse is renowned for its distinctive coat patterns—tobiano, overo, and tovero—that make each horse uniquely marked. These horses are intelligent, versatile, athletic, and stocky with powerful muscles, traits that contribute to their popularity and...
by HorseMinute.com | Nov 27, 2025 | Horse Breeding
At the Arqana November Online Sale, a breeding right to the stallion Mehmas was the top lot, selling to Hugo Merry Bloodstock for €180,000. Mehmas, standing at Tally-Ho Stud, has sired nine individual Group winners and 48 stakes winners from his first five crops, with...
