The Eighty-Dollar Champion
Harry de Leyer first
saw the horse he would name Snowman on a truck bound for the
slaughterhouse. The recent Dutch immigrant recognized the spark in the
eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him for eighty dollars. On Harry’s
modest farm on Long Island, he ultimately taught Snowman how to fly.
Here is the dramatic and inspiring rise to stardom of an unlikely duo.
One show at a time, against extraordinary odds and some of the most
expensive thoroughbreds alive, the pair climbed to the very top of the
sport of show jumping. Their story captured the heart of Cold War–era
America—a story of unstoppable hope, inconceivable dreams, and the
chance to have it all. They were the longest of all longshots—and their
win was the stuff of legend.
(thanks to Amazon for the review)
Friday, May 25, 2012
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