Secretariat: Training, Behavior And Training

Secretariat is known to be the greatest racehorse anyone has ever seen. In this essay I will tell you about the events and characters in the movie. I will also explain how the movie demonstrates the behavior and training of the horse, human and animal bonds, and talk about the racing industry.
Penny was just a housewife until she took over her family’s horse farm after the death of her parents. She takes part in a coin toss and wins Hasty Matelda’s foal, that she names Big Red. Penny had fired the trainer, so she finds a new one, Lucien Laurin. After two years of training, Big Red enters his first big race. A proper name must be picked and Mrs. Ham, Penny’s father’s secretary, picks the name Secretariat. Secretariat comes in fourth place in the race and the jockey is blamed for the failure. Lucien recommended that Penny found a new jockey and suggested Ron Tourcette.
In the next several races Secretariat falls behind in the beginning, but rushes ahead, winning the race. At the first three-year-old race it seems that there is something wrong with Big Red. He loses the race and a vet discovers a abscess in his mouth. The abscess heals and Secretariat is ready for the Triple Crown. Secretariat wins the first two Triple crown races by 2 ½ lengths and wins the final
Penny is the owner of the horse. The owner takes care of the horse and shows it affection. Lucien is the trainer. The trainer trains the horse to race and behave well. Ron is the jockey. The jockey is the person who rides the horse in the race. When Penny's father died she had to take care of six million dollars of taxes on the horse farm. Penny’s brother, Hollis, wants to sell Secretariat for seven million dollars, but Penny refuses. Penny decides to sell shares of breeding rights to pay for the taxes. In the movie people are betting money on which horse will win, as they do at most horse