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31: 183: 77: 73:. While nearly all horses will grow longer hair on the lower legs and back of the fetlocks at times, particularly in the winter, "feather" refers to the particularly long growth that is characteristic of certain breeds. 140: 220: 112:. The trait may appear in crossbreds of these breeds, though to date there has been little scientific study of the trait. 164: 85: 17: 213: 239: 155:
Sponenberg, D. Phillip; Bellone, Rebecca (2017). "Chapter 11. Peculiarities of hair growth".
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Feathering is a characteristic trait of many of the
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Feather (horse)

Clydesdale
draft horse
breeds
horse
pony
draft
hooves

mountain and moorland pony breeds
United Kingdom
Clydesdale
Shire
Friesian
Ardennes horse
Irish Cob
Chisholm, Hugh
"Horse" 
Encyclopædia Britannica
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9781119130604
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expanding it
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Horse anatomy

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