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While there is a tendency for Arabs to have fewer lumbar and thoracic vertebrae, it varies.  The below is an excerpt of counts published by Lady Wentworth--hopefully the formatting will stay in place...

 

Heidi

 

From Lady Wentworth, "The Authentic Arabian Horse":

"..we may give some of the more notable results of post-mortems.

PURE ARABS

--- 50 Specimens 9 4 1 3 Syrian Arabs

Ribs 17 17 18 18 17

Lumbar Vertebrae 5 6 5 6 6

THOROUGHBREDS

Touchstone Persimmon St. Simon St. Frusquin Ayrshire Orlando Hermit Blacklock Blink Bonny Polymelus Fickle

19 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17

5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6

Eclipse--there were 6 skeletons of Eclipse offered for sale at one
time, and 19 hoofs. The skeleton in the British Museum is of more than
doubtful authenticity and has been reconstructed from fragments and
has now 18 ribs and 6 lumbars. An earlier one photographed by Wilfrid
Blunt had 17 ribs and 5 lumbars.

COMMON HORSE

3 specimens 4 specimens 1 specimen Mongolian Prjevalski (feral cross) 4 modern Barbs all Barb from Gibraltar Zebra Donkey

19 19 18   19 18   19 18 18 18

5 6 5   5 6   6 6 6 5

 

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [RC] arabian skeletal formation
From: Vickie Jensen Hogen <vjhogen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, January 31, 2009 1:31 pm
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

I was just reading and came across a little blurp that suggested that the arabian skeletal structure consists of 17 ribs, 5 lumbar bones, and 16 tail vertebrae. Other breeds compared at 18-6-18.  Any one know if this is a true statement or a wifes tale? 

vickie

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