Genetic Study Links Wild Horse Herd in Western Canada to Siberian Breed

A genetic study of a remote population of wild horses in Western Canada has posed a raft of new questions about their origins, with the results revealing an intriguing link to the Yakut horses of Siberia.

The preliminary study was conducted by equine geneticist Gus Cothron, from Texas A&M University, and biologist Wayne McCrory, of McCrory Wildlife Services.

The research, backed by the Valhalla Wilderness Society, the Friends of Nemaiah Valley, and the Xeni Gwet’in (Nemiah) First Nation Government, among others, centered on the population of horses in a remote area of British Columbia known as the Brittany Triangle, which is bounded to the west by Chilko Lake.

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