From Lady Wentworth, "The Authentic Arabian Horse":

"..we may give some of the more notable results of post-mortems.

PURE ARABS

--- 50 Specimens 9 4 1 3 Syrian Arabs

Ribs 17 17 18 18 17

Lumbar Vertebrae 5 6 5 6 6

THOROUGHBREDS

Touchstone Persimmon St. Simon St. Frusquin Ayrshire Orlando Hermit Blacklock Blink Bonny Polymelus Fickle

19 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17

5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6

Eclipse--there were 6 skeletons of Eclipse offered for sale at one
time, and 19 hoofs. The skeleton in the British Museum is of more than
doubtful authenticity and has been reconstructed from fragments and
has now 18 ribs and 6 lumbars. An earlier one photographed by Wilfrid
Blunt had 17 ribs and 5 lumbars.

COMMON HORSE

3 specimens 4 specimens 1 specimen   Mongolian Prjevalski (feral cross) 4 modern Barbs all Barb from Gibraltar Zebra Donkey

19 19 18   19 18 19 18 18 18

5 6 5   5 6 6 6 6 5

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