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> He had "very poor" breeding. His conformation wasn't good - nope he'll
> never hold up. He should have been dog food according to the "experts."
>  But he wasn't and he kept winning and winning and winning.
Truman, did you ever SEE John Henry??  I was lucky enough to meet him as
an old fellow.  He was a VERY well-balanced horse!  So well-balanced that
I honestly don't recall if he had leg faults or not.  But if he did, it is
one of those cases where people think "conformation" ends at the
knees--when in fact, the most important aspect of it is a biomechanically
proportional body!  He also was not abnormally large or small for his
breed.

Furthermore, the reason that the "experts" didn't think he would run worth
a damn had nothing to do with conformation or breeding--it had to do with
the fact that he was a rogue until he was gelded.  He was just about
impossible to run as a young horse when he was intact because of his
disposition.  Gelding him solved the problem, and the rest is history.

Heidi



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