forthefutureofthebreed wrote:
Callisto04 wrote:
http://imsonline.tamu.edu/Courses/Samples/334Equine/334Docs/8893BST.pdf

he

had what is called a “goose rump” --> talking about Secretariat in that article. So my conclusion is that a goose rumped horse can be fast LMAO


Which proves that a horse can deviate from perceived ideal and still be an exceptional performer and contributor to its breed.



A little bit unfair to use a photo of him already at stud and not set up properly and say that he deviates from the perceived ideal. Especially since he WAS the ideal for what TB's should be. You'll be hard pressed to find a TB person say he isn't what the ideal is.