Horses: A 4,000-Year Genetic Journey Across the World by Orlando, Ludovic
Horses: A 4,000-Year Genetic Journey Across the World by Orlando, Ludovic

Horses: A 4,000-Year Genetic Journey Across the World

From one of today's leading experts on ancient DNA, a sweeping genetic history that unravels the mystery...
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Horses: A 4,000-Year Genetic Journey Across the World by Orlando, Ludovic

Horses: A 4,000-Year Genetic Journey Across the World

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Horses: A 4,000-Year Genetic Journey Across the World by Orlando, Ludovic

Horses: A 4,000-Year Genetic Journey Across the World

$45.89
Author: Ludovic Orlando
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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From one of today's leading experts on ancient DNA, a sweeping genetic history that unravels the mystery of where horses were first domesticated

Ludovic Orlando garnered world acclaim for helping to rewrite the genomic history of horse domestication. Horses takes you behind the scenes of this ambitious genealogical investigation, revealing how he and an international team of scientists discovered the elusive origins of modern horses. Along the way, he shows how the domestication of the horse changed the trajectory of civilization--with benefits and unforeseen consequences for the animals themselves.

Orlando brought together world-class experts in genomics, archaeology, and the history of peoples, languages, and migrations. Comparing the DNA of ancient horses to the genomes of dozens of modern horse breeds, these researchers reconstructed millennia of equine evolutionary history. They now believe that horses were first domesticated some 4,200 years ago on the steppes of the North Caucasus. Orlando discusses how selective breeding has significantly intensified over the past two centuries, giving rise to faster, stronger horses but also creating a severe decline in genetic diversity that has made horses more prone to genetic diseases. He looks at breeds throughout history and around the world, explaining how they have been bred for particular purposes or environments, from Botai and Przewalski's horses to the warhorses of the Vikings and Genghis Khan, Arabian horses, thoroughbreds, Himalayan steeds, and mules.

Blending panoramic storytelling with cutting-edge genetic science, Horses chronicles an unbreakable bond that was forged thousands of years ago on the windswept Eurasian Steppe, one that heralded a bold new era in the human drama--that of speed.

Author: Ludovic Orlando
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 09/09/2025
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.59w x 1.26d
ISBN: 9780691264127


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/01/2025 pg. 107
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2025

About the Author
Ludovic Orlando is a CNRS Silver Medal-winning research director and founding director of the Centre for Anthropobiology and Genomics of Toulouse at the University of Toulouse in France. His work has appeared in leading publications such as Nature, Science, and Cell. He is a recipient of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Newcomb Cleveland Prize.
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