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Horse Parentage Testing

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How it Works

1
Order Test Kits
Order your EasyDNA Horse Parentage test​ kit online and receive it straight to your door along with easy-to-follow instructions.
2
COLLECT & SEND SAMPLES
Providing a sample is fast and simple. Extract a hair sample from your horse by carefully following the kit instructions. Then mail your samples back to us using our pre-addressed return envelope.
3
RECEIVE YOUR RESULTS
In 10 working days, you’ll receive your results and get the answers you’ve been searching for.

How it Works

1
Order Test Kits
Order your EasyDNA Horse Parentage test​ kit online and receive it straight to your door along with easy-to-follow instructions.
2
COLLECT & SEND SAMPLES
Providing a sample is fast and simple. Extract a hair sample from your horse by carefully following the kit instructions. Then mail your samples back to us using our prepaid package.
3
RECEIVE YOUR RESULTS
In 10 working days, you’ll receive your results and get the answers you’ve been searching for.

94% Customer Recommendation Rate

Christine Gibbons
Christine GibbonsCA
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This company got me the the answer I needed during what has been one of the most stressful times of my life. To have someone tell you after 12/13 years a child is yours and then turn on you and threaten you was horrible. I can now get back on with my life with my family. Thank you EasyDNA
Richard's RC
Richard's RCUK
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This company got me the the answer I needed during what has been one of the most stressful times of my life. To have someone tell you after 12/13 years a child is yours and then turn on you and threaten you was horrible. I can now get back on with my life with my family. Thank you EasyDNA
Isabelle Naurin
Isabelle NaurinUK
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The kit arrived promptly and my nephews were really satisfied with the customer service they received! Thank you so much 🙂
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Key Features of the Horse Parentage Testing

  • Accurate
  • Easy-To-Use Test Kit
  • Fast

At EasyDNA, we strive for accuracy and reliability each and every time. Our Horse Parentage test is an extremely accurate test that scans for 23 genetic markers and confirms whether the alleged sire is the biological father of the foal. This test is one of the most comprehensive tests on the market and is designed to ensure that you get the accurate results you want,

The sample collection process is extremely easy-to-follow and apply. You don’t even need the assistance of a vet. Once you order the test, a kit will be sent to you together with comprehensive instructions on how to collect the sample from your horse. Then send it back to us using our prepaid package and you'll get the results back by email in as soon as 10 working days.

Collect DNA Sample

Results will be issued within 10 working days from receipt of your samples at the laboratory. Results will be sent to you by email unless otherwise requested (additional charges may apply).

Why is parentage testing important?

A real guarantee of pedigree can only be scientifically accurate if it the pedigree can be genetically proven. In the past, pedigree was manually recorded, based on close observation. However, these traditional methods of recording ancestry and pedigree leave room for many errors. Parentage DNA testing is most accurate in cases where the dam, foal and sire are analysed. Results for this test are ready in 10 business days.

What happens in the laboratory?

Once in the laboratory, we will compare the horse DNA profiles to confirm whether the loci match or not. The test offered includes a 23 genetic marker profile and offers the highest levels of accuracy possible. A full match between the 23 genetic loci tested will confirm that the tested, alleged sire is the biological father of the foal. For a horse parentage test we require DNA samples from the sire, the dam and the foal. If the dam’s sample is not available, we will need to carry out extended testing (this entails using additional genetic markers to provide conclusive results and comes at an additional fee).

Collecting horse DNA samples

Samples from horses are collected using hair. Generally, swab samples are not recommended due to the high contamination rate which is mostly due to the horse always grazing. Hair samples offer far higher chances of success. The DNA is extracted from the hair follicle. This is the only part of the hair that contains nuclear DNA. Do not cut or pick up shed hairs as we will not be able to test them.Pluck 12-25 hairs by wrapping the hair around your finger close to the skin and pulling quickly and evenly.

  • For adult horses, the hairs can be plucked from the mane
  • For foals, hairs can be plucked from the tail

Testing other horses later on

Once we have tested any horse, the laboratory will store that DNA profile in the laboratory. This means that if you need to carry out parentage testing on other horses and compare the DNA profiles of these horses to a horse/s that has/have already been tested, we will not need to test the horse we already tested. You will only need to send samples of horses that have not been tested.

Note: We cannot use profiles generated from other laboratories as they may use a different set of markers.

Discover more about your horse!

Every horse has a distinctive DNA profile which can be very useful to identify them in case they get stolen or lost. Explore the unique way of genetic identification with the Equine DNA Profiling test. You can also find out your horse’s genetic susceptibility to different genetic diseases with Horse Hereditary Disease testing. Read more about the Horse DNA testing services we offer.

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FAQs

There is no age limit for DNA testing. However, from 30 to 50 hairs with intact roots are needed for accurate testing. If a young horse is being submitted for testing we recommend pulling tail hairs.

Not at all. This test is run using root hairs, without drawing any blood whatsoever. Simply pull hair samples from the mane or tail and send them back to us for testing.

Absolutely! We do not need registration information to test, simply let us know the horse’s breed.

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