Equine Genetics

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he topic for my quarter project was Equine Genetics. I was interested in this topic because I have always had a love for horses and a curiosity for what caused them to be so different throughout the breeds. I was raised with horses and began riding before I could walk. My passion has grown as I’ve become more experienced, and now, I want to ride horses for a living. I started riding western in 4-H and various saddle clubs but when I was about 8 years old, I discovered a hidden passion for english riding, specifically eventing. After being to many, many shows and seeing so many different horses, I began to wonder what made them so different. My father works very close to a world-renowned equine judge and expert in conformation, Richard Shrake,

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