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Re: [RC] gaited arabs? - Peter Harper

Truman,

I've been researching this for a while and this is the
first detailed description I've found for gait
genetics.  

The article intentionally combined what is thought to
be over a hundred different gait modifying genes into
the M and m modifiers for simplicity.

TpMm was considered the "ideal" genetic signature for
a well gaited TWH and MFT.

However the article said most Big Lick TWH are ppMm or
ppMM.  This would explain the paceyness of many show
TWH.  To correct the pace they put heavy shoes on the
front and light shoes on the hind to break up the pace
into a square running walk.  Conversly if you have a
trotty TWH you put heavy shoes on the hind and light
in the front to break up the trot.  (Don't take this
as a endorsement of show TWH shoeing practices.)

With all this in mind if you are looking to breed a
gaited arab you'd want to breed a trotting Arab TTmm
to a Big Lick TWH ppMM and all the offspring would be
the "ideal" TpMm.

Anyone ready to the theory to the test?

Regards, Pete



       
               
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