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Horses have been in Iceland since the time of the Vikings – and thanks to the country’s strict laws, they’ve been purebred for over 1,000 years. But now, a new coat pattern has emerged. Icelandic ...

The earliest domesticators of horses preferred their steeds colorful instead of color dull, according to a new study that determined breeding by humans caused horses to produce a veritable paint book ...

That "Ole gray mare" in the pasture was likely highly selected for during the domestication of horses and, according to some researchers, resembles her forefathers little in terms of coat coloring.

There’s pretty much no limit to the horse colors you’ll see in the equine world, as well as huge variety of coat patterns that make endless combinations possible. Equine coat color is determined by ...