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According to Mathet ... Excerpt from Thérésa Revay ’ s book dedicated to trainer François Mathet , in which she quotes the great theorist of breeding , also Mathet ’ s biographer : « According to him , a horse ’ s ability to cover a certain distance is innate and it can neither be modified nor improved by training . If the horse is able to stay a long distance , it is because it has the right temperament for it , the right lung capacity and the appropriate heart rate , and not because training has led it there . Mathet laughs when he hears that a horse has been « lengthened » or « shortened » in anticipation of such and such a race . If a horse is victorious over an unsuitable distance , it is only because it is of a superior class to the others and not because of a particular training method .”
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