Charles Howard's 'Seabiscuit'

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Seabiscuit is about a horse that was underestimated. The horse was underestimated in result of of the way he galloped and his unwillingness to be trained. He was basically thought to be unable to train. Seabiscuit’s former trainers gave up on him. However, when a man by the name of Charles Howard purchased this horse. Howard puts his trust into two men by the name Red Pollard and Tom Smith. These two men trained the horse and came to find he was a gentle, speedy, and extremely competitive horse. Honestly, I have no particular way of relating to this story other than being competitive and being underestimated. While I was growing up, like any other child, I was greatly competitive. When I would be set to accomplish tasks, I always seeked

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