The origins and spread of domestic horses from the Western Eurasian steppes
Nature, 2021 Domestication of horses fundamentally transformed long-range mobility and warfare1. However, modern domesticated breeds do not descend from the earliest domestic horse lineage associated with archaeological evidence of bridling, milking and corralling2–4
Alexey A Kovalev +2 more
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Mutations in DMRT3 affect locomotion in horses and spinal circuit function in mice
Nature, 2012 Locomotion in mammals relies on a central pattern-generating circuitry of spinal interneurons established during development that coordinates limb movement.
Martin Larhammar +2 more
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Early dispersal of domestic horses into the Great Plains and northern Rockies
Science, 2023 The horse is central to many Indigenous cultures across the American Southwest and the Great Plains. However, when and how horses were first integrated into Indigenous lifeways remain contentious, with extant models derived largely from colonial records.
W. Taylor +88 more
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Social referencing in the domestic horse [PDF]
, 2020 Dogs and cats use human emotional information directed to an unfamiliar situation to guide their behavior, known as social referencing. It is not clear whether other domestic species show similar socio-cognitive abilities in interacting with humans.
Nawroth , C., Schrimpf, A., Single , M.
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Changes in heart rate and heart rate variability as a function of age in Thoroughbred horses. [PDF]
, 2017 We investigated changes in heart rate (HR) and HR variability as a function of age in newborn foals to old Thoroughbred horses. Experiments were performed on a total of 83 healthy and clinically normal Thoroughbred horses.
Jones, James H, Ohmura, Hajime
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Horses with equine recurrent uveitis have an activated CD4+ T-cell phenotype that can be modulated by mesenchymal stem cells in vitro. [PDF]
, 2020 Equine recurrent uveitis (ERU) is an immune-mediated disease causing repeated or persistent inflammatory episodes which can lead to blindness. Currently, there is no cure for horses with this disease.
Bellone, Rebecca R +6 more
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Brainstem auditory evoked responses in an equine patient population: part I--adult horses. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundBrainstem auditory evoked response has been an underused diagnostic modality in horses as evidenced by few reports on the subject.Hypothesis/objectivesTo describe BAER findings, common clinical signs, and causes of hearing loss in adult horses ...
Aleman, M +3 more
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Biomechanical and biochemical properties of the thoracic aorta in warmblood horses, Friesian horses, and Friesians with aortic rupture [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Thoracic aortic rupture and aortopulmonary fistulation are rare conditions in horses. It mainly affects Friesian horses. Intrinsic differences in biomechanical properties of the aortic wall might predispose this breed.
Chiers, Koen +10 more
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Inflammatory Airway Disease of Horses—Revised Consensus Statement
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2016 The purpose of this manuscript is to revise and update the previous consensus statement on inflammatory airway disease (IAD) in horses. Since 2007, a large number of scientific articles have been published on the topic and these new findings have led to ...
L. Couëtil +5 more
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Neurologic Deficits Including Auditory Loss and Recovery of Function in Horses with Temporohyoid Osteoarthropathy. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundAuditory loss is a common deficit in horses with temporohyoid osteoarthropathy (THO), however, recovery of function is unknown.Hypothesis/objectivesTo investigate neurologic function with emphasis in audition in horses with THO after treatment.
Aleman, M +3 more
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