forthefutureofthebreed wrote:
bexs76446 wrote:
forthefutureofthebreed wrote:


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.

Perhaps you should pay closer attention to what I wrote and note that I used the word, 'perceived'. If this picture was posted on this forum and no one knew who he was, he'd be ripped to shreds. And you know it. Many here have that magical eye for judging the quality of a horse by photos alone, don't you know? It's all about "perception".
Shecky Greene was a "sprinting TB" not  Secretarieat...as is clearly shown in this video racing against Secretarieat...(notice SG's croup slope...)

Eclipse Award Winner: 1973 Champion sprinter. 

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