The Daily Telegraph had a report the other day entitled "Scientists say prized ambling gait 'originated in York' as gene responsible for horses' funny walk traced."
Described as a comical waddling horse step known as the ambling gait it originated in or around ninth-century York, and, being prized by the Vikings, was encouraged by them in horse breeding a study of DNA has found. The characteristic has over subsequent centuries travelled worldwide.
The illustrated article can be read here.
