Video of Nasrullah arriving at Claiborne Farm in 1950

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Video of Nasrullah arriving at Claiborne Farm in 1950

Postby Patuxet » Wed Jun 09, 2010 2:18 pm

Shows the great sire arriving in Kentucky by train, then Claiborne Farm by van.

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Postby vallygirl927 » Wed Jun 09, 2010 2:21 pm

Very cool video. He was a handful!!
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Postby Runnerandrider » Wed Jun 09, 2010 4:03 pm

That was a really cool video, thanks for sharing! :D
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Postby Jorge » Wed Jun 09, 2010 4:38 pm

Makes one wonder and transport to those days. Wow, incredible high resolution for the period. One can even describe this footage as emotional. Thanks for sharing. :D
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Postby rudydee » Wed Jun 09, 2010 4:38 pm

Thank you for taking the time to post.
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Postby winds » Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:14 pm

Thank you for the video, what a great looking horse he was.

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Postby Patuxet » Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:41 pm

The video came from pedigree researcher Rosana Rivera via Sid Fernando's blog.

It preserves a wonderful moment in history.
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Postby zinn21 » Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:41 pm

Great stuff! Bet it was fun rubbing him every morning.
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Postby Toccet02 » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:54 am

watching stallion behavior like this, I often wonder: Why jog around the handler shaking your head and fussing? If you really want to be free, make a break for it and/or knock the guy down! What stops them from doing this? Fear of punishment? Mercy? Stupidity? Or is all the fussing just communication?
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Postby griff » Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:12 am

Not only id the resolution inredible but the color is the best I have ever seen in a 1950 video.

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Postby Shammy Davis » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:18 pm

Great video. He was a beautiful mover. I love the old horse box. I thought the only trucks that were painted orange belonged to the VA Department of Transportation. I guess the Hancocks were color blind.
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Postby Strategic Maneuver » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:27 pm

That was so much fun to watch. Thank you so much for posting and sharing. I never IMO saw him being overly aggressive just showing his handlers that he was the "Man".
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Postby LB » Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:23 pm

Great video! I loved the 1950 horse van, and the fact that the handler was wearing a suit. :)
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Postby Joltman » Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:17 pm

Great stuff - thanks. Interesting to see how he moved.

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Postby erins isle » Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:18 am

Thanks, it's great to see Nasrullah. Seems to me his body is well built, everything is good in proportion. Great quality movie also in my opinion.
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