I remember *Witez II well.  When I was in my 20's, my friend Judy Kollman and I visited the Hurlbutts and they let us "play" with their great stallion.  We were allowed to take him out of his pasture, groom and take pictures of him.

*Witez II was sweet natured.  He would often strike a pose and look far off into the horizon with his ears pricked, eyes wide and nostrils flaring.  The "Look of Eagles"!  I've never seen another horse do that.  He was quite old at the time, these were his last years.

In fact we had an appointment to come visit *Witez II the day he died.  Francis called and told us the bad news.  We came anyway.  We didn't go look at his body lying out in his paddock, we chose to remember him as he was alive.  He was buried right where he fell.  The day was filled with people calling from all over the country.  The news had spread fast.  It was remarkable.  It was kind of being part of history.  The Hurlbutts were wonderful people and I feel privileged to have know them.