Hervey wrote the most extensive book and first hand account of MOW. It was never published!!!! I have a photo copy of the manuscript and it is my prized possession. Hervey states few horses weighed over 1100 lbs then and most had the same stride as MOW. It is not in the stride legnth of the horse it is the energy level in a horse`s body. No one can get a more complete account of MOW than Hervey has already done.
I do not understand the stride controversy on this site.
If one could tell how fast and far a horse can run by seeing his stride then we can all become millionaires by watching post parades! Dosen`t work. Riddle had many home made films of MOW races which he showed at his home in Saratoga and were never shown to the public. I have met many people of that generation , during my young days, who did see Riddle`s films of MOW Riddle made it open house for Turf people.
