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Protecting Farmland with Horse Power

May 25, 2026

Massachusetts is losing farmland fast—about 83% of what existed a century ago has vanished. But one program quietly helping to fight that loss has been the Race Horse Development Fund. Started 15 years ago as part of the state's casino law, this fund gives a small slice of casino revenue to breeding

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Discovering the Genes Behind Swedish Warmblood Horses' Traits

January 5, 2025

Did you know that Swedish Warmblood (SWB) horses are picked for show jumping and dressage based on their young horse test scores? Scientists just finished a big study to find out which genes might be important for these traits. They used a complex method called single-step genome-wide association st