Article
Loci impacting polymorphic gait in the Tennessee Walking Horse.
Journal of animal science - 1 Apr 2016
Staiger E A, Abri M A, Silva C A S, Brooks S A
Abstract excerpt
Following domestication, man selected the horse primarily for the purpose of transportation rather than consumption; this selective strategy created divergent traits for locomotion. At intermediate speeds, beyond the flat walk, the horse can perform a range of diagonal and lateral 2-beat or 4-beat gait patterns. The Tennessee Walking Horse (TWH) is the only U.S. breed able to perform an even-timed 4-beat gait...
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