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RE: [RC] club foot vs hi/lo syndrome - heidi

Given that you can induce the problem in a significant number of unrelated horses with poor management, I don't believe this for a minute.  Sorry.
 
Heidi


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Subject: [RC]   club foot vs hi/lo syndrome
From: Valerie Jaques <hammerithot@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, September 20, 2006 6:20 pm
To: mfarm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

The tendency to clubbiness in Arabs can be traced back to a single mare with a significant club foot.  She passed it on to all six of her daughters, who in turn passed it on to all of their offspring.  It is a highly inheritable trait.  One of the reasons some breeds have managed to breed the feet off their horses is due to a tendency to breed for other traits and ignore poor feet.  Problem is, often the poor feet are more inheritable than the other traits they're breeding for!
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