>>>> That was shocking what was happening to that mare? I have no knowledge of this, please explain. Sylvia
http://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/~lvmillon/hypp/hypp_facts.html It's a genetic mutation that happened to affect the most bred QH Halter Horse sire of all time, Impressive. Since the condition is inherited, now it's pretty widespread in the breed. It took a while for the connection to Impressive to be made, and by then, it was rampant. It's amazing how man offspring a horse can sire (and grand-sire) in a period of 20-30 years. A lot of breeders "line-bred' to Impressive, so that upped the chances of it showing up. At least now, there is a genetic test for the condition. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
