Equine Cloning: An Investigation of Legality and Prospects

Abstract

Historically, equine breeders strove to produce the best competition horse, by selecting two talented horses to breed. Technological advances, like artificial insemination allowed for horses in different locations to be bred. Now, cloning allows the genetic material of a talented horse to be identically copied in creating one, or multiple offspring Currently, it is unclear what the impact cloning will have on equine sports both legally and athletically.