YOU SAID:
a mangy colt often makes for a fine horse
INTO JAPANESE
男らしいコルトはよく馬になります
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Manly Colt often becomes a horse
INTO JAPANESE
マンリーコルトはしばしば馬になる
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Manly Colt often becomes a horse
That didn't even make that much sense in English.