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At 07:04 PM 8/21/2004, Ed & Wendy Hauser wrote:
> The white markings on the feet and face of horses are probably an 
> unintended result of domestication.  See THE COVENANT OF THE
> WILD WHY ANIMALS CHOSE DOMESTICATION by Stephen Budiansky May 1999.

The example you gave demonstrates a possible connection between 
domestication and greater appearance of white, but not that white is 
weaker/more prone to fungus or other problems.  I'm interested in the 
science of that particular aspect - if such science exists.

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