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[Editorial]
[Words
from the Staff]
[Featured
Breed]
[Falabellas]
[Featured
Rider]
[Anne
Kursinski]
[Featured
Equine]
[Khemosabi:
An Arabian Legend]
[Featured
Equine Hazard]
[Equine
Infectious Anemia]
[Book
Review]
[The
Affordable Horse]
[Winter
Riding]
["Keeping
Warm When Riding
in
Winter"]
[Summer
Camp Preparations]
["Choosing
a Summer Riding
Camp"]
[Glossary]
[Common
Equine Terms]
["Ask
The Trainer"]
[Training
Qs & As]
["The
Help Desk"]
[Readers
Speak Out]
[Fiction]
[Windy's
Contemplation]
[Melanie's
Horse]
[Shotgun
Andy]
[Poetry]
[Horse's
Lament]
[My
Master]
[Contests]
[Horse
Trivia]
[Caption
Contest]
[Writing
for the E-Zine]
[Staff
Positions Available]
[Staff
Application]
[Submission
Tips & Guidelines]
[Submission
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© Falabella
Photograph
used with written permission of
Fike Miniature Horse Farms
and edited by Horse Pastures
for the special use of the
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Featured
Breed: Falabellas
By: Elizabeth Kirkwood |
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| Breed: |
Falabella |
| Type: |
Miniature
Horse |
| Colors: |
Commonly
black and brown, but they run the full gamut (bay, chestnut, dun, palomino,
pinto, gray, appaloosa) |
| Height: |
Under
34" |
| Life
Span: |
30-40
years |
| Origin: |
Argentina |
| Gestation Period: |
11
months and 10 days |
| Conformation: |
Coat
- Sleek and fine
Hooves
- Narrow and oval in shape
Mane
- Short and straight. Falls on both sides of the neck.
Skeletal Features - Similar to the
Arab and Morgan
Skin
- Thin and supple |
| Temperament: |
Gentle
and docile |
| Unique
Features: |
Unlike
other horse breeds, the Falabella has seventeen vertebrae instead of eighteen,
and one less pair of ribs.
The Falabella's heart is slightly
larger in proportion to its body when compared to the standard-size horse. |
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