I read the book. Was really good. Seabiscuit had bowed
legs in the front and when he ran, his front legs would swing out wide
like he was paddling. He was one of the fastest horses around.
I would have to check the book again, but I believe he finally beat Man of
War. One of the historical great horses. When I say finally,
it was because every time the two horses were to race, for one reason or
another, one or the other horses was scratched from the race.
Seabiscuit was west coast biggie and Man Of War was the east coast
biggie. It's a really great story and should be a good movie to
watch. This horse just didn't beat horses in races, he killed them
by lengths...not by noses.
Did anyone see the Seabiscuit documentary
on PBS the other night? He had the wrong conformation along with being
smaller than desired. But he beat all odds and came out a big winner.
Wonderful story. Kind of reminds me of stories we hear on Ridecamp about
horses that don't have the right conformation and are overlooked and turn
out to be very successful endurance horses. Can't wait for the movie to
come out this year!
Karla
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