All of you have probably seen the movie Secretariat that is based on the true story of Secretariat winning the Triple Crown and breaking records. Today in Equine Animal Handling lecture Dr. Kerns was telling us about how Secretariat could run so fast. After Secretariat died in 1989 veterinarians did an autopsy on him and found that his heart was 2 times larger than a normal horse's. Unfortunately, Secretariat was not able to pass that onto his offspring.
When it came time to bury Secretariat, he was fortunate enough to stay all together. Most racehorses are cut up and the only pieces that are buried are the hooves for speed, the heart for stamina and the head for courage. Only the greatest racehorses are buried whole. Secretariat's casket was mad of oak and brass and cost at least $38,000. Wow! Talk about expensive! To get an idea of how big a casket for a horse is, here is one of Man O' War.
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