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Re: [RC] [RC] white legs - Lif Strand

At 07:04 PM 8/21/2004, Ed & Wendy Hauser wrote:
The white markings on the feet and face of horses are probably an unintended result of domestication. See THE COVENANT OF THE
WILD WHY ANIMALS CHOSE DOMESTICATION by Stephen Budiansky May 1999.

The example you gave demonstrates a possible connection between domestication and greater appearance of white, but not that white is weaker/more prone to fungus or other problems. I'm interested in the science of that particular aspect - if such science exists.


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   Lif Strand      fasterhorses.com
           Quemado NM USA

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