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Hmm.... i always thought it happend in utero when the back legs little hoof  
pressed on the neck .

Diana :-)

> From: "k s swigart" <katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [RC]   Prophet's Thumbprint
> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:23:30 -0800
>
> Heidi Larson said:
>
> > It is said that he
> > pressed his thumb into their necks, marking them.
> > Horses with thumbprints are thought to be good
> > horses.
>
> Whereas in reality it is probably caused by some kind of blunt force
> trauma to the muscle.  My stallion "developed" a prophet's thumbprint in
> his neck after he got kicked there by an uninterested mare.
>
> On male horses you often find them on the neck or chest (from having
> been kicked).  On mares you may be more likely to find such a dent in
> the back end (because two mares were kicking at each other).
>
> kat
> Orange County, Calif.
> :)
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