And neither one of you two yahoos have ever had a horse that even came near to winning as much money, or producing as many winners as that palomino horse, that by the way, has almost perfect conformation...


My question then, is it his conformation or his winnings that make him so special? Would he be considered that well conformed and special, if he belonged to an average Joe Shmo doing trail rides?
Horses win, because the owners invest time money, more money, some more money, in training and promoting the horse. It's not always the best horse that wins, it's the right owner, the winning combination. The same horse with a different owner could have turned out a lemon.

Caroline
~I don't suffer from madness. I enjoy every minute of it.~