[SauntSolaire]

They've already moved on to genetic engineering according to the article; no need to fuss with evolving a better horse when you can directly specify one.

At some point breeding programs will mostly be useful for identifying new mutations to splice into the main branch.

[piltdownman]

Funny that despite Neuromancer's prophesying the ubiquity of gene-splicing in future culture, William Gisbon specifically discounted it in this instance. As per the Finn: "Arabs still trying to code 'em up from the DNA, but they always croak".