Countryside_Diva
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I have always wondered with part bred arabs how percentages are worked out. I have see some like 99.7 to 44 something. Is anyone around to shed the light please
Working Arab horse percentages out
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Meowy Catkin
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Unless their close ancestors have their percentages worked out, you need to go back through all branches of the family tree until you hit a purebred arab or purebred non arab.
So an easy one would be if you bred a mare with 25% arabian blood (so one grandparent is purebred arabian and the other three have no arab blood) with a stallion with 12.5% arabian blood (one great grandparent is purebred arabian, all the others have no arabian blood) and you would end up with a foal that has 18.75% arabian blood. This is because half of 25 and half of 12.5 equals 18.75.
So an easy one would be if you bred a mare with 25% arabian blood (so one grandparent is purebred arabian and the other three have no arab blood) with a stallion with 12.5% arabian blood (one great grandparent is purebred arabian, all the others have no arabian blood) and you would end up with a foal that has 18.75% arabian blood. This is because half of 25 and half of 12.5 equals 18.75.
Countryside_Diva
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I think I get it but can't attach photo