People who love Spanish Mustangs (such as
the breeder shown in the History Channel special) seem to be very defensive and
think their breed is somehow tied up with Frank the pathological liar.
This seems to be making them abandon all reason supporting this lie. The
truth is Spanish Mustangs or the older "broncs" or range mustangs didn't
need a person like Frank to portray them positively. The highest mileage horse
at the 2001 XP was at least 1/2 Spanish Mustang, it was the only Spanish Mustang
at the ride I believe. 1650 miles in 8 weeks, you can view pictures and
his story on the XP web page I think.
The researched and documented
story that has been discussed here and is available in an out of print book
called "The Great Endurance Horse Race" (?) certainly shows the stamina and
ability of range horses (mustangs) from the early 1900's when pitted against
blue bloods of other breeds.
I can't believe the way Disney is
treating this, I guess they assume that most people won't care, which they
don't. It isn't whether Frank was a liar or not, he is long dead and
who cares. To me it is that Disney and Touchstone, is ignoring the
mountain of evidence about the truth of Frank Hopkins. It bothers me that they
are ignoring rational thought and the pursuit of truth for some reason. It
certainly wouldn't be money would it.
Jim
The first victim of war is truth could be
changed to the first victim of big business is truth. I hate to say that being a
business owner myself, but look at Enron, World Com, etc, haven't these
companies learned anything. Once you start to lie, it just gets easier and
easier.
