This compelling story by William Nack explores his relationship with the secretariat and how this horse represented the happiest moments within his life. He leads us through his fondest memories with this horse and expresses them with deep emotion.
I really enjoyed reading this article after seeing the movie about the secretariat last week. This article really helped me to understand the story of this horse and was a interesting look at what I would consider was like a behind the scenes look of the story and the movie that captivated audiences everywhere including me.
One of the parts that caught my interest was about the autopsy with Dr. Thomas Swerczek and the results of this lab. He went on to mention that most horses have a heart that weighs up to nine pounds but the secretariat’s was a third larger than any other equine heart the doctor had ever seen.
This author seemed to connect with this horse on a personal level and really used his emotions in this article to show the reader what these memories felt like for him and at times the horse as well. He was a true follower of this colt. An example of this in the article is when he mentions that he had a daily front-row seat to watch him. It was very affectionate that he kept the feather that bothered secretariat and showed it off to his friends frequently that a piece of memorabilia.
This story was very heart-warming and I found it to be very sentimental.
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