53 Purebred (2/2)
To earn this part-time reward, Ye Shuang had spent the past few days at home not only learning more about head-hunting but also brushing up on her knowledge of horse-racing and appraisal. Combining the information that she had found online and her own knowledge on musculature and equine physiology, she reached the conclusion that purebred horses were definitely better than normal horses.
However, the main gathering places for the best purebred were in Europe or America. In terms of this, Asian countries were definitely lacking; the only country that was slightly famous for purebred Asian horses was Japan.
Some might say, ”But doesn't China has famed horses like the Red Hare?” However, such a question only showed that they did not know the difference between fiction and reality. Yes, the Romance of Three Kingdom might have been inspired by real life events, and the Ferghana Horse is an actual horse breed in real life, but its original breeding place was Central Asia. It was brought into China during the Western Han Dynasty by Zhang Qian from the Western regions, the horse's original name being the Akhal-teke horse.
Therefore, for a small town like San Lin City, unlike an international hub like Beijing and Shanghai, the racecourse naturally would not have any way of gaining access to any non-Chinese horse breeds. Before Ye Shuang arrived at the racecourse, she already had a good idea of the race's result.
”Hmm?”
As she wandered aimlessly around the stables with no hope and anticipation in her heart, Ye Shuang was pleasantly surprised. She spotted a quality horse in an isolated stable.
It was rather obvious that this horse was the pride of the racecourse. Not only was its stable separated from other horses, it also had its own personal care-taker. Ye Shuang scratched her chin as she studied the mare. She felt that things were not as bad as she had first thought. She walked over to pat the care-taker on his shoulder. ”Excuse me, is this a purebred?”
The man was also a horse-lover, and it was obvious that he enjoyed his work from the bright smile on his face as he brushed the horse's mane. When he turned around and saw it was a pretty girl who accosted him, his mood only got better. He felt like he had found another kindred spirit, and he exclaimed, ”Of course it is! You can recognize it? Look at her height! Her size and her shape, this what they call a proper racing horse. Those powerful limbs, the lines of her muscles…”
”Thank you for the introduction, I'll pick this one, do you mind if I take a ride on her?” Ye Shuang cut the man off and was ready to have the horse try out the track.
The man was stunned, and when he saw this slender wisp of a girl reached for the horse, he said hurriedly, ”Wait, you have no idea how wild the horse is…”
As he said that, as if on cue, the horse inside the stable started to turn violent. After a powerful neigh, she raised her front legs high in the air and kicked forward.