The Runner
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- Synopsis
- This is the story of a young wild stallion and a teen-age youth who, together and apart, grew to maturity in the high country of Wyoming. When young Clem Mayfield, better known as Shadow, first saw the band of wild horses in a hidden valley, he instinctively named the fleet roan colt The Runner. From his experience in training polo ponies on his uncle’s ranch, Shadow thought The Runner’s speed and agility and stamina might someday be the sensation of track or field--if the wild colt could be tamed. But his dream was not shared by Uncle Nathan, the shrewd New England horse-trader. Nor by Dewey Danvers, the wizened ex-jockey who was Shadow’s confidant. Nor by George Spreycomb, the expert English trainer. Only Poojer, the ranch dog, believed in The Runner as Shadow did, and in his loyal, doggy way he helped achieve a miracle that confounded even Shadow. Paul Annixter, whose Swiftwater and Brought to Cover are wilderness classics, has here collaborated with his wife, Jane, to produce a tense and moving novel of human, horse, and dog. The youth who understood animals better than people, the horse whose instincts and training triggered opposite impulses, and the dog with unswerving but mixed devotion, live a memorable drama that the reader will not soon forget.
- Copyright:
- 1956
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 220 Pages
- Publisher:
- Book Club
- Date of Addition:
- 10/15/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Jane and Paul Annixter
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Teens, Animals, Literature and Fiction, Outdoors and Nature
- Submitted By:
- Sandra Ryan
- Proofread By:
- BookMouse
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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