A Mounted Search for Scientific Truth:
In addition to being the first global equestrian journey, the World Ride will inspire the largest equine DNA search in history.
Working with leading equine hereditary specialists, Basha O’Reilly will be collecting hair samples from the breeds encountered on the World Ride. An international appeal is also being broadcast to horse-owners world wide, so as to include their animals from continents not on the journey’s route. The goal is to construct the first uninterrupted equine DNA chain, thanks to an unprecedented international alliance of equestrian, cultural and scientific co-operation.
The creation of the world’s first equine DNA chain brings staggering possibilities, including unravelling the origins of the horse.
Though the horse has lived alongside mankind for millennia, many of his mysteries are still unresolved, and because of a lack of modern academic evidence, equestrian concepts often end up being argued with more passion than proof. The global equine DNA project will offer a host of new answers in fields ranging from archaeology to zoology.
Breeds for which we have DNA hair samples – 29
Appaloosa, BLM Mustang, Brumby, Buz-kasi, Camargue, Cossack Working Horse, Criollo, Exmoor, Fell Pony, Fjord, French Trotter, Jackmabadi, Kazakh, Lusitano, Marwari, Mongolian, Mule, Noriker, Paso Fino, Pinto, Poitou Donkey, Quarter Horse, Sable Cream Dun, Shetland, Spanish Barb, Tennessee Walking Horse, Thoroughbred, Waziri, Welsh Pony (Section A)
Breeds for which samples are definitely in transit – 5
American Paint Horse, Missouri Foxtrotter, Rocky Mountain Horse, Mountain Pleasure Horse, Kentucky Mountain Horse
Breeds for which samples have been promised – 26
Azteca, Curly Mustang, Saddlebred, Silver Paint, Welsh Cob, Dartmoor, Peruvian Paso, Caspian, Kurd, Turkoman, Arab (from Arabia), Spanish Mustang, Manga Larga, Marsh Tacky.
To learn more about the world wide equine DNA collection project go to:http://www.theworldride.org/science.htm A submission form is available at the site for download.
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