rread1 ...scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/6018133… Cut and paste: When a Nation Stood Still for a Horse — MAN O’ WAR (1917–1947)

On November 1, 1947, an unearthly stillness settled over Faraway Farm.
Not the silence of absence—but the kind that arrives when thousands of hearts beat together in grief.

Outside his stall lay Man o’ War—the horse who once thundered across racetracks like a force of nature. Now the mighty chestnut rested in a solid oak casket, draped in his racing colors. Power stilled. Fire quieted. A legend laid to rest.

More than 2,500 people filed past him that day.
The following morning, over 2,000 mourners gathered again as his funeral procession moved slowly forward. Grown men removed their hats. Women wept openly. Across America, millions listened in hushed reverence as NBC Radio broadcast his farewell live—because this was no ordinary goodbye.

Man o’ War was more than a racehorse.
He was America’s pride—speed incarnate, courage in motion, greatness made flesh. His victories were not merely wins; they were moments that stirred belief in something larger than sport. Stronger than doubt. Timeless.

So profound was the nation’s reverence that Man o’ War became the first horse ever embalmed—a final act of honor for a champion who had transformed racing forever.

When his great heart finally gave out at the age of 30, it felt as though an era ended with him. Yet legends do not disappear. They linger—in worn tracks, in whispered stories, in the eternal rhythm of hooves echoing through time.

Man o’ War may have taken his final journey that day…
but his spirit still runs—untamed, undefeated, and immortal. 🐎 Show more 11 hours 11 minutes ago

taka11 Good stuff rread 6 hours 33 minutes ago

taka11 What year was that read? 3 hours 6 minutes ago

rread1 November 1, 1947 2 hours 28 minutes ago