Trainers say there are four basic personalities of horses: The highly nervous, high-strung ones. One little thing will spook them. In fact, they might rear and hurt themselves unless calmed in a crisis. The relaxed, calm ones. These don’t even break a sweat before the race. Some might consider them lazy, but they’re far from it. They’re observing everything around them. The combative ones. These horses are aggressive, already eying the competition before the race and ushering body-language warnings. The easily distracted ones. These horses need blinders to stay focused on the race and the
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