Re: RC: Re: Re: Amblin/Racking/what ever

["Truman Prevatt, Ph.D." <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

I guess there must be some difference of opinion. Not that I really care
but I was told by a faculty at UF animal science dept, who should know
what he is talking about, that it is the Barb and not the Arab (which is
commonly erroneously thought to be ) the oldest non extinct breed. 

If the Barb lead to the gaited spanish horses and the Barb is the
oldest, maybe that explains why some Arab lines gait.

Where is Deb Bennett when one needs to ask such questions?

Truman

Duncan Fletcher wrote:
> 
> Well it became a separate breed because it branched off a common ancestor
> (and then continued to inbreed without signifcant outcrossing to the
> ancestor). Either another breed branched off the same common ancestor later
> (which implies they probably closer to the ancestor genetically) or the more
> recent breed branched off the Arabian - but then it is still Arabian (unless
> you can point to some genetic mutations in the non arab branch that clearly
> distinguish it).
> 
> Accepting Heidi's information as the final word, it would be correct to
> state that the Arab is the oldest (excepting the Prezewski) of pure bred non
> extinct breed.
> 
> Duncan Fletcher
> dfletche@gte.net

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