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Title: How Thoroughbred Horses Work
Reference: HowStuffWorks. 2018. History of Thoroughbreds - How Thoroughbred Horses Work | HowStuffWorks. [ONLINE] Available at: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/thoroughbred-horse1.htm. [Accessed 06 February 2018]
Summary: This is a very detailed analysis of the thoroughbred horse. It gives information on how young foals are dated and how racehorses are measured to be fit for training. It includes the origins of the horse tracing back to the very first sires of the bloodline, where they were found, how old they were when they began to breed, their structural attributes and who owned and distributed the three stallion sires. The analysis also details how the thoroughbred skeletal system and immune system has been
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It is logical and followed a step by step process to understanding the history of the thoroughbred with breeders and racing.
Reliability: The source is not trustworthy because it is written by one person although there is factual information and the relevant sources have been used to prove the writer’s conclusions. The source is accurate because it has drawn conclusions from actual studies with results and professional opinions. The style of writing is not opinionated, but factual and detailed.
Usefulness: The secondary source is unbiased and provides information from many different sources. Conclusions are logical and carefully analysed. The source is of value to the research question because it provides information on the breeding society of horses and gives a detailed explanation of how the racing industry operates which can provide insight as to the reasoning behind selective breeding. It also dates back to when selective breeding started and gives a timeline which shows how the thoroughbred bloodline is closely