This message is from: "ruth bushnell" <fjo...@frontiernet.net>
I'm sure that when this subject arose in the past it was concluded that dapples are an inherited holdover from Arabians, the predecessor for many horse breeds. In any case, it is an innate marker that randomly occurs and has nothing to do with nutrition, other than they are more apparent at optimum times of the year; not obvious with a winter coat. The natural phenomena of "random selection" is why the occurrence genetically varies in siblings. Ruthie, nw mt US Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
