Even his own employees think he's a terrible trainer. I've heard so many stories about them being happy when he leaves town because they can finally give the horses a break. They'll just jog them or pony them for a few days while he's gone and Lukas thinks their following his instructions. When he's in town, he won't listen to his employees. They'll tell him a horse is sore, or has tendon, or whatever and Lukas won't listen. He'll say, "Oh the horse is fine. He's not sore. That's just the way he moves. Go gallop him two miles". Or if the horse has a tendon, "He'll say, "No, he doesn't have a tendon. That's just a cosmetic thing. Go work him 5 furlongs."
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