... alert, have a proud carriage and most move at a running walk or foxtrot. The hooves are black and hard, almost perfectly round in shape. Curly horses have an exceptionally high concentration of red blood cells, stout, round cannon bones and straight legs. The knees are flat. They have strong hocks short, strong backs; the rump is round without a crease; shoulders are powerful and rounded; and ... the chest is wide and deep. Foals arrive with thick, curly coats, curls inside their ears ... ; round croup; straight, sound legs with dense bone and an appearance of overall hardiness; round, ...

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... 's strongest statements about the relationship between people and the land. Steinbeck turned to filmmaking after the film success of The Grapes of Wrath. He wrote impressive screenplays for the Mexican-based The Forgotten Village (1941) and Viva Zapata! (1952), as well as film scripts for his stories The Red Pony (1938) and The Pearl (1947). Another novel and play, The Moon Is Down (1942), about the German invasion of Norway ... , won critical praise. After World War II, in which he served as a war correspondent, Steinbeck wrote increasingly about social outcasts. Cannery Row (1945) relat...

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