Oldest DNA from domesticated American horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore July 30, 2022 1400 × 700 Oldest DNA from domesticated American horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore This tooth is all that remains from one of the first horses introduced to the Americas, and its DNA is helping rewrite the history of one of the best-known horse breeds in the United States: The Chincoteague pony.