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by cezzer on March 15th, 2008

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Does anyone know the rhyme about the number of white feet a horse has and how good that makes it?

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  • by iwnit on March 24th, 2008

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    "One white foot...

    Are four white feet bad? Or good? There are two different versions of 'white feet' rhymes, with different suggestions. The horse superstition page outlines other horse myths.

    The two poems are:

    One white foot, buy him.
    Two white feet, try him.
    Three white feet, be on the sly.
    Four white feet, pass him by.

    The other says just the opposite:

    One white foot, keep him not a day,
    Two white feet, send him far away,
    Three white feet, sell him to a friend,
    Four white feet, keep him to the end.

    In reality, a horse's color or markings does not determine its temperament or ability. However, some horse people do believe that black feet tend to be harder than light feet, or more brittle than light feet. Is this really true? To date, we know of no research that indicates there is any proof either way. If this was true, you would expect to see a noticeable difference in health and lameness of different colored horses."
    Source and further information:
    http://www.ultimatehorsesite.com/colors/myth_horsehoofcolor.html

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  • by Merfish on March 24th, 2008

    Merfish

    "One white foot, buy him,"

    "two white feet, try him,"

    "three white feet, be on the sly,"

    "four white feet, pass him by."

    That is as well as I remember it from the movie True Grit.

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  • by Nicole on November 10th, 2008

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    Another harsher version of the rhyme is:
    ONe white foot, run him for his life;
    Two white feet, keep him for the wife;
    Three white feet, keep him for your man;
    Four white feet, sell him if you can;
    Four white feet and a strip on his nose, Knock him in the head and leave him for the crows!

    Disgusting!!

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  • by jeffreycoley on April 15th, 2010

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    Others have answered the rhyme question, but it is important to know that it is the color or the HOOF, not the leg, that is key. White hooves are believed to be softer than dark hooves, but a horse with white on the leg can have a colored hoof. For example, my horse Dandy has two white stockings but his hooves are NOT white. His hooves are hard, never split, and wear off nice and even. My farrier calls them "truck tires" and says that if every horse had hooves like his there would be no need for farriers.

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  • by jeffreycoley on April 15th, 2010

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