UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF THE X FACTOR

By Marianna Haun
(Published by Russell Meerdink, Wisconsin, USA)

This is a sequel to Marianna Haun's popular and revealing book 'The X Factor'  dealing with the big heart affinity with champion gallopers and how the phenomenon is transferred through female lines in the thoroughbred.

Haun revises the X Factor guidelines from the first book and then brings in a new  tack. She reveals that there are physical clues  to genetic traits. The big heart factor can be measured by heart  scoring . In addition certain anatomical parts can be revealing, too.

For instance peculiar  small ears originating from Princequillo can identify that the horse in question may have inherited Princequillo's big heart attributes. 

Geneticists invariably claim that the most power in a pedigree emanates from the female tail line. Haun emphasises that when judging a sire gauge him on his daughters. That's where the power lies.

The original Haunt text  had a definite thoroughbred bias but in the sequel Haunt reveals that both standardbreds and quarter horses relate to the large heart syndrome.

Horse folk may have a wider interest in this text  than the original one, for there is ample reference to the physical conformation of current greats in the  breed.

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