Seabiscuit Reflection

Seabiscuit was more than just a horse to the Americans at this time in history. He was more than a moneymaker and great racing horse. He was an icon that in more than one way represented hope and optimism for the people in America during the Great Depression. The public related to this horse because it was a small, lowly regarded animal that had not yet had any success. After tons of hard work however, Seabiscuit was gaining popularity and rising in stature. The gain in popularity, fortune, and overall happiness of the horse and its team enlightened the public and made their spirits and their hope for things improving much better. Although this horse was once so popular, I do think it would have the same poularity today as it did then. These are much different times, but Seabiscuit was an inspiration to so many people. He gave the lower class hope that things would get better if you worked hard and today it could have a similar effect.

Lessons that can be drawn from Seabiscuit's successes are how the values of hard work, perseverance, and patience can help you through tough times. Seabiscuit was all but given up on before Howard came into play. Once Howard's horse trainer showed patience and brought the horse back to nature, it regained its peace and normal horse's aggression. After true hard work and perseverance, Seabiscuit trained and trained and became a race winning horse despite its size. People who are low on the social ladder should be following these same concepts. Nothing in this world is free and nothing is just handed to you, you have to earn everything and Seabiscuit exemplified this better than most during his time.