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Originally Posted by freddymo

Why would you open your barn to anyone? And respectfully how many mordern trainers have learned there craft from great horseman from the "post modern" (whatever that means) times? How many great trainers from 1947 are still around. look there is no doubt some of what you suggest is true but let's face it its a lot easier to medicate and succeed especially when you know no better. if that is all you have known then that is what you do. this business that the breed is different is really a bit far fetched.. Evening Attire's dam has thrown 4 that have races 50 times and 3 that will have raced 70 times.. What breed is she? Should we expect that her daughters will produce fragile foals that can only race 5 times a year because they are part of the new breed?

I would open my barn to anyone because i have nothing to hide and I find that when I actually show people things in reality they get a much clearer picture than all these theories that get passed around.
Respectfully, I did learn from a trainer that was around during those golden days and much if not most of what I know about racehorses, training and changing techniques is from him. Therefore i would conclude that I DO know better than just to medicate but according to you 'traditionalists' we should still practice such medical techniques as bloodletting. Of course when we want to pinfire a horse like was done in the old days we are told that is a barbaric and ineffective technique.

Obviously Evening Attire's Dam is an abberation. Cherry picking one mare out of 75000 active mares to prove your point is a bit of a stretch no?

Next time you are at the Hall of fame in Saratoga or anywhere else where you can see pictures of old time horses, take a look at the horses from yesteryear. Then take a look at the modern ones.