Re: Indian Thumb Print

["Celeste Murray" <celestem@badgermining.co.za>]

Hi Roxanne

Here in South Africa we call the mark you describe "Mohammed's thumbprint".
Some people beleive that Mohammed (seen as a prophet by one of the middle
eastern religeous groups) checks each arabian foal prior to birth and if it
meets his approval he gives it a sacred thumbprint on the neck!
These marking were highly regarded by some bedouin tribes. The bedouins
beleived in all sorts of markings. eg. if an arabian had four white socks it
was to have a darker coloured "spot" or dot on the sock somewhere or it
indicated weak legs. If a horse was born with a white spot on the leg it was
bad luck, but a wheat ear (what we would call a whirl/cow lick -  an oblong
patch of hair growing in the opposite direction) could counterbalance this
mark as it was considered a sign of good luck!

Go ahead and buy the mare, afterall she has the prophet Mohhammeds approval!
:-)

Celeste

----- Original Message -----
From: Jerry Kopp <jkopp@ohio.net>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 4:18 PM
Subject: RC: Indian Thumb Print


> Looked at a horse today for my children, an arab/quarter cross - nice
quiet
> kids horse.  She had an odd mark ( more like an indentation)  where her
left
> shoulder and neck meet.  The owner called it an Indian Thumb Print, said
she
> was born with it.  I had never seen or heard of this.  Anyone ever heard
of
> this and what causes it?  It wasn't a scar, just a thumb shaped
indentation
> in her neck, not tender or anything.  Should I be concerned?
>
> Thanks,
> Roxanne
> NE Ohio
>
>
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