[QUOTE=danceronice;8134906]
She’s been left I think two years now, unless they bred her back on the sly. I haven’t heard a peep. [/QUOTE]
The phrase “on the sly” implies that some sneaky, clandestine act is taking place.
If a mare’s owner breeds her without informing the entire world via the internet not only is that not sneaky, it’s just basically living real life.
[QUOTE=GypsyLover;8132778]
Apropos of nothing, I still harbor great distaste for the caretakers of Secretariat that let him get so fat and founder at the young age of 19. INEXCUSABLE.[/QUOTE]
I visited that farm in 2012, the year before Pulpit passed. He was also very fat . He died of a heart attack I believe. Not surprising. If I remember correctly, he was the same age as Secretariat, 19.
[QUOTE=Laurierace;8137136]
Of course the genetics aren’t the exact same but it is better than not having a full sister to breed in her absence. Small consolation I am sure.[/QUOTE]
I genuinely know nothing about her-is she a proven easy breeder? Since RA’s problem seems to stem from her dam.
Dismount your drama llama. It implies they did it without telling anyone.
[QUOTE=Laurierace;8133353]
Secretariat had cushings disease that led to his crestiness and laminitis. We definitely didn’t know much about cushings back then.[/QUOTE]
Cushings has been around forever. I remember reading about it in books as a teenager. Fat, cresty, non shedding, etc. If I knew about it, Seth Hancock and Claiborne Farms sure as heck should have.
[QUOTE=danceronice;8137956]
Dismount your drama llama. It implies they did it without telling anyone.[/QUOTE]
The drama was yours.
Dictionary definition:
on the sly
sly
(sl?)adj. sli·er (sl???r), sli·est (sl???st) also sly·er or sly·est
1. Clever or cunning, especially in the practice of deceit.
2. Stealthy or surreptitious: took a sly look at the letter on the table.
3. Playfully mischievous: a sly laugh.
Idiom: on the sly In a way intended to escape notice.
lol Danceronice. Might as well concede the discussion. You are arguing a point on the meaning/use of words with an award winning author. Words are her business and she is very good at what she does. 
I was indeed confusing Z. with R.A. Thanks for clearing things up!
In a NY Times article last week on RA’s owner (she ran Carpe Diem in the Kentucky Derby) it said Rachel Alexandra’s “breeding days were over.” There were not any more details.
[QUOTE=Lord Helpus;8138404]
lol Danceronice. Might as well concede the discussion. You are arguing a point on the meaning/use of words with an award winning author. Words are her business and she is very good at what she does. :)[/QUOTE]
And I’m a writer (who knows how you get awards so I’m not impressed.) I wasn’t aware “clever” is a negative connotation.
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