Re: RC: Hoof color

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

What it boils down to is 1) genetics, 2) care 3) environment.

"guest@endurance.net" wrote:

> Ray O. rno2m@virginia.edu
>   I'm still a newcomer to the horse world,but I now think the old saw re white hoofs is exactly wrong.I think black hoofs ARE harder-and much more brittle.I think white hoofs ARE softer,and more resilient/less prone to chipping and cracking.I may be wrong.The best hoofs among our Field Trial horses in Va. are found on a little horse who has run barefoot for years.All white.
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