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   Fats Gordo (fatsgordo@jorts.horse)'s status on Monday, 09-Sep-2024 13:46:52 JST Fats Gordo

   I saw a horse with a broken leg in a cast, and I realized I've been lied to my entire life

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     BeAware :fediverse: (beaware@social.beaware.live)'s status on Monday, 09-Sep-2024 13:46:51 JST BeAware :fediverse:

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     @FatsGordo it all depends on how bad the fracture is.

     The way horses have been bred for centuries, caused them to have light leg bones and heavy upper bodies. Therefore, when horses legs break, they often shatter, which is irreparable.

     However, if it's not a full break, or even one clean break, it can probably heal. That's probably the case there.

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     BeAware :fediverse: (beaware@social.beaware.live)'s status on Monday, 09-Sep-2024 15:43:10 JST BeAware :fediverse:

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     • Wattana

     @Atirut @FatsGordo wym? This has been happening for centuries....nothing new at all. You're 10x great ancestors' horses probably had the same issues.

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     Wattana (atirut@toot.community)'s status on Monday, 09-Sep-2024 15:43:12 JST Wattana

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     @BeAware @FatsGordo that's really fucked up. I hope we aren't getting into yet another "breed the dogs to look ugly and be sickly" situation

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     BeAware :fediverse: (beaware@social.beaware.live)'s status on Monday, 09-Sep-2024 15:56:50 JST BeAware :fediverse:

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     • Wattana

     @Atirut @FatsGordo maybe? It'd be a heck of a task. Not sure if generations of selective breeding can really be undone in a human's lifetime.🤷♂️

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     Wattana (atirut@toot.community)'s status on Monday, 09-Sep-2024 15:56:52 JST Wattana

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     @BeAware @FatsGordo so it's already happened. I assume this can totally be reversed if someone actually invest in stronger horses?