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By Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
Dec 27, 2017
Recent study results indicate that Arabian horses are prone to developing equine metabolic syndrome and, subsequently, laminitis. But subtle hoof morphology changes usually happen before a horse becomes lame. So it’s useful to know the difference between what’s normal and not normal.
That’s why Iranian researchers decided to go back—way back—in the breed. Specifically, they turned to the “original” Arabian horse, what they call the “Asil Arabian.” Distinguished as the purest of purebred Arabians, the Asil, or Iranian, Arabian breed dates back 5,000 years. It was to this pure-origin breed that scientists turned when they decided to truly understand what’s “normal” Arabian foot morphology...
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http://www.thehorse.com/articles/40069/a-closer-look-at-the-normal-asil-arabian-hoof?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=lameness&utm_campaign=12-27-2017
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