Snowman: The True Story of a Champion
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- Synopsis
- A twist of fate brings a man and horse together in this remarkable true story now available in a new version adapted by the author of the Marguerite Henry&’s Ponies of Chincoteague series.Snowman, an Amish plow horse, was bound for the meat market when Harry deLeyer, a Long Island riding instructor, spotted him at auction. After making eye contact with the gentle giant deLeyer decided to purchase him for $80. At first, Snowman was just a horse that children rode during lessons, but when deLeyer sold him to a neighbor, the horse had other ideas. He would jump the high fences so he could return &“home.&” Harry then began training Snowman as a show jumper. Less than two years out of the plow fields, Snowman won the 1958 horse show jumping Triple Crown—the American Horse Shows Association Horse of the Year, Professional Horseman&’s Association Champion, and Champion of Madison Square Garden&’s Diamond Jubilee. Snowman was inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 1992.
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 160 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781481478144
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781481478137
- Publisher:
- Aladdin
- Date of Addition:
- 01/17/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Aladdin
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Nonfiction, Sports, Animals, Biographies and Memoirs
- Grade Levels:
- Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade
- Reading Age:
- 8–12
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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