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The modern thoroughbred traces from middle eastern descent. There is a whole lot more dirt than grass in the middle east.
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On the sire side. Not the dam. There's alot of cobblestones and English fields in there, too
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I did not make up the fact that there has been very little to spotty record keeping in regards to breakdown information prior to current efforts.
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Strange you say that. There's plenty of record keeping there in the medical literature, from the 1980's to current: harness, grass, Euro, Australia, dirt, jumping.
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As I said there is little accurate information to compare it to therefore the findings should be viewed skeptically.
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I find that untrue with what I have read.
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And I hate to see when a horse breaks down on a dirt surface the predictable few who sarcastically say, "See we need synthetic surfaces, these dirt tracks aren't safe!"
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That's why it's best if facts, rather than emotion, contributes most to the conversation.