The Horse Genetics Web Site

Whether you are a recreational rider curious about your horses color, a breeder wanting to make some informed choices or an equine science college student there is something here for you! Genetics students with an interest in horses can learn through examples that appeal to them.

Some horse genetics research findings have been assimilated and summarised especially for this web site, providing information in a form you won’t find elsewhere.

The author of this site loves horses and has a doctorate in genetics

Dr. Glynis Scott has been interested in horse genetics since she was a child. Then she had a bay cob called Ches and a chestnut Anglo-Arab called John.

After taking a degree in science and a doctorate in genetics Glynis went on to become a professional theoretical and research geneticist, and later a University lecturer. This included co-authoring a genetics text-book and teaching some horse genetics lectures on a Masters equine science course. She also bred hamsters for a few years, using them to demonstrate genetics principles to her students (live exhibits only, and all of them well cared for pets!).

At the time of starting to write this web-site (July 2005) Glynis has an (almost) four year old cremello foundation bred quarter horse mare called Kitty, fulfilling a lifelong ambition to own such a beautiful and intelligent horse. Kitty’s companion is a sweet Welsh cross Arab gray mare called Bess. Glynis intends to breed from Kitty in the future to produce pure-bred palomino quarter horse foals. She may possibly also breed a foal from Bess, who has already had three foals.

Message from the Author

Dear Reader,

Thankyou for visiting my horse genetics web site.

Please don't copy photos without asking as some are copyrighted (not by me). Where people have kindly let me use their photos I've indicated the source.

Happy reading, and I hope you find what you’re looking for.

Wishing you all a great 2006!

Very best wishes,

Glynis Scott

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What is Horse Genetics? Horse genetics is the science of heredity as applied to horses.

Basic Horse Genetics Covers various aspects of essential horse genetics basics including about genes, alleles, Mendelian inheritance and modified ratios, chromosomes and genetic linkage, epistasis and pleiotropy.

horse reproduction Inheritance and horse reproduction: reproduction viewed from the heredity angle.

Impressive, an impressive quarter horse Impressive: a tale of triumph and tradgedy

hyperkalemic periodic paralysis disease ( HYPP ) About hyperkalemic periodic paralysis disease ( HYPP )

horse color genetics Comprehensive information on horse color genetics. Some research findings have been assimilated especially for this web site, providing information in a form you won’t find elsewhere.

Horse Colors The place to come for information on horse colors and horse color genetics.

quarter horse colors A discussion of quarter horse colors - real and registerable!

chestnut horses The genetics of chestnut horses (also sorrel horses).

Are chestnut horses really "hot bloodied"? Are chestnut horses really "hot bloodied"? A project to look for any relationships between temperament and color.

black horses The genetics of black horses.

red factor test The red factor test to test for true-breeding black horses.

bay horses Bay horses and their genetics.

brown horses brown horses and their genetics

palomino horses Palomino horses and the genetics of palomino horses.

buckskin horses buckskin horses and their genetics

cream horses cream horses, including cremello horses and other “double dilute” horses

cremello horses The genetics of cremello horses.

perlino horses Perlino horses and their genetics.

smokey cream horses The genetics of smokey cream horses.

dun horses dun horses and their genetics

champagne horses champagne horses

The silver dapple, chocolate flax or Taffy gene. The effect of the silver dapple, chocolate flax or Taffy gene. Anterior Segment Dysgenesis discussed too.

gray horses Gray horses and the genetics of gray horses.

roan horses Description and genetics of roan horses. No evidence for

pinto horses Pinto horses and their genetics. The American Paint Horse controversy.

tobiano horses tobiano horses: their characteristics, their genetics and tobiano testing

overo horses Description and genetics of overo horses. Lethal white overo and LWO molecular genotype test.

sabino horses sabino horses, sabino genetics and the relationship between sabino and normal white markings.

Appaloosa horses Spotted horses – breeds, history, genetics and patterns. American Appaloosa horses. The American Appaloosa Horse. The British Appaloosa– a new breed in the making.

Appaloosa genetics Appaloosa genetics, including of Snowcap (blanket), dark spots, white spots and varnish

melanin biosynthesis and the molecular basis of coat color genetics in horses melanin biosynthesis and the molecular basis of coat color genetics in horses

When breeding horses the temperament is important, not just the looks When breeding horses the temperament is important, not just the looks

Glynis' Horsey Book Store In The UK Glynis' Horsey Book Store In The UK