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a thousand pounds of muscle convinced it invented swagger.

means A stallion is an uncastrated adult male horse, typically kept for breeding and known for its spirited temperament.

from From Old French 'estalon,' meaning a stallion, which traces back to a Germanic root related to 'stall' — literally the male horse kept in the stall for breeding, too valuable to put to common work. So the swagger was, in a sense, stabled from the start.

locked knees
sleeps standing thanks to a leg-locking tendon system
big heart
organ can weigh nearly ten pounds
mane status
intact males rarely tolerate each other in groups
speed
hits 55 mph in full gallop
vision
nearly 360-degree view, two blind spots
for instance

secretariat — racehorse that won the triple crown in 1973 with a record belmont stakes time

citation — thoroughbred racehorse that won the triple crown in 1948 and sired 93 stakes winners

man o' war — legendary american racehorse from 1917-1947 who lost only one race in his career

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