General fragility of body and leg bones, in particular.
That’s why so many shatter their cannons and get put down.
Native Dancer gets the hereditary blame.
Did you mean Northern Dancer? You mean we can blame Canada once again?
The modern thoughbred is an accident waiting to happen.All muscle and about half the bone needed to get all that energy to the ground.The only horses that Beckie and I will own are foundation bred quarterhorses or mustangs.The muscle and bone are in balance with these animals,and their minds and temperment are vastly superior.