Now we have a good amount of the horse genome, there are interesting times ahead. Over the next 10 years there will be some changes in this very traditional industry.

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The Victorians were very keen on turning them into ink wells and candlesticks and there are some of these around from famous old horses.

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We now have the tools in terms of genetic markers and genetic maps, ... Now there are collections of bones of many of these ancient thoroughbreds that will enable us to get handles on some of these key animals.

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