Cheiron Journal - lectures on horse domestication

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Yesterday, I just discovered for myself that Cheiron has had  a Yt channel - 

Przewalski horse - its association with Botai 

I started with dr William Taylor, author of Hoof Beats, and his lecture on the archaeological 'broken narratives' around horse domestication in southern Russia and Kazakhstan steppes of west-central Eurasia. (His article on Botai horizon & horses). The 1 hour presentation is followed by a q&a session. 

Photos of Przewalski horses and feral/wild horses (known as mustangs in America) - all images are from Wiki Commons.

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Dun and grullo Sorraia horses of Iberian Peninsula

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convex profile 

I am always interested in the rare breeds of horses, and the Portuguese Sorraia horse is one of them

dorsal stripe on a foal

2007 genetics study of the Portuguese and German herds. 

  Sorraia horses from Portugal (but also bred in the US, Canada and Germany) are usually dun or grullo (Rata in Portuguese) with primitive markings.

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Zebra stripes on the foal's legs

Canada 

Iberian Sorraia phenotype is present in the Black Hills sanctuary in South Dakota,  in Kiger Mustangs of Oregon, and some Pryor Mountian mustangs of Wyoiming etc.

Dr Sponenberg on the American Sorraias - interview. 

Iberian Origin of the New World horse - DNA study. 

Iberian horses from the Ice Age onward  - 2024 DNA study.

images are from Wiki Commons

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