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".


Perhaps you should pay closer attention to what I wrote and note that I said it's a bit unfair to use a poorly set up photo as representation to make your point and claim that it proves a deviation from the ideal- perceived or not. Especially when its been proven on here time and time again that a poorly set up photo can make a world of difference in how the horse is "perceived".

Set him up properly and present that photo and I doubt you'd get much of a bash fest- Secretariat or not.  
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