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Originally Posted by Sightseek
yup, I never liked his stride because of that high action.
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I loved the way that horse moved. His stride was gigantic...He covered so much ground that it was unbelieveable. When his he was in the suspension stage of his stride when all four legs were off the ground, the toes of his hooves were literally like a foot and a half off the ground. He was a freak in that sense. I forgave his high knee action, although Joel was right in that it causes a horse to hit the ground a little harder than what is desirable. However, it didn't seem as if Barbaro hit the ground very hard at all. He was a very tall horse, but he was hound gutted and finely built. His conformation and movement is what made him so fast. Barbaro was in every sense, a freak.