modern day steeple chaser v world war 1 war horse..

hi, barry scott here,cast your minds back 101 years,
when horses were eating beans,those brave horses must
have been through the equlivant of 200 grand nationals
and didnt take a wage,toughed it out and expired,
my question is would a modern day,or not so modern
day steeple chaser survived these harsh conditions,add
the beans factor into it as well,i doubt theyd come out on
top somehow,respect to all the brave that fought for us,
our debt will be forever.