The pigment on the side of the horse shows the correct 17 ribs and 5 lumbar vertebrae. (Horses other than Arabians have 18 and 6 respectively, which is why, when you ride an Arabian, you feel roughly like you're sitting between the thing's ears. No, I don't like riding Arabian horses, can you tell? *grin*) Considering that Arabians have more tail vertebrae than normal, one wonders if someone long ago Ford Prefect went around yanking on their tails...
I'm impressed...
someone long agoFord Prefect went around yanking on their tails...