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saddlebred
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Posted - 13 Feb 2011 :  11:37:34 AM  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add saddlebred to your friends list Send saddlebred a Private Message  Reply with Quote
If most horses have 18 pairs of ribs and the Arabian has 17 pairs of ribs - how may ribs does a partbred have?

And is the answer is 18 - at what point does the extra pair of ribs not develop - e.g. would a 99% pintabian still have 18 ribs.

Just think it is fascinating that Arabians are so physically different to other breeds and wondering how this came about.

Any thoughts or ideas?
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Goldenmane
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Posted - 13 Feb 2011 :  12:39:39 PM  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Goldenmane to your friends list Send Goldenmane a Private Message  Reply with Quote
No idea, but my farrier did not believe me when I told him this!
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phoenixbruka
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Posted - 13 Feb 2011 :  3:07:42 PM  Show Profile  Visit phoenixbruka's Homepage Bookmark this reply Add phoenixbruka to your friends list Send phoenixbruka a Private Message  Reply with Quote
My friend clare who's a vet always jokes she must have missed the lecture on arabs as they're definately a breed apart!




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MinHe
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Posted - 13 Feb 2011 :  4:03:08 PM  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add MinHe to your friends list Send MinHe a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Research has shown that while *some* Arabs have fewer than the 'normal' amount of ribs/vertebrae, others have the same number and at least one Arab (name escapes me at the moment) had more! Likewise, some non-Arab horses have been found with fewer than the 'normal' amount. So it looks as if -in reality - there is no 'normal' figure, just an average!

We don't need to count bones to know our horses are special and different

Keren
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