Thoroughbred Horses

[kopend]

does every thoroghbred horse come from just 3 horses ?

[RATTER15]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoroughbred

[Baldric]

//All modern Thoroughbreds can trace their pedigrees to three stallions originally imported into England in the 17th century and 18th century,//

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoroughbred

[RATTER15]

and if you read the Bible all humans came from one person, Adam! :-)

[Old_Geezer]

Wot ! On his own ?

[Old_Geezer]

I think God had a hand in it ;-)

[woofgang]

Byerly Turk, Godolphin Barb, Darley Arabian. Of course the foals all came "from" the mares that these stallions were mated with.

[wildwood]

Some thoroughbreds have been crossed with quarter horses and other breeds somewhere along their lineage to obtain a desired result. For some obscure reason the female lines in horse breeding don't seem to be held in such a high regard as the males, but of course, there had to be at least some mares to breed with the 'three'.