The sight of their leader on his dashing white stud must have given the soldiers additional courage and inspiration . In more recent times , after armies began to use gunpowder and fight with muskets and cannon fire , the leader on a ...
But while these courses may be nearly forgotten, Secretariat never will be. Seabiscuit and Secretariat: The History of America's Most Famous Horses looks at the life and career of two of the world's most famous horses.
It was an undersized, crooked-legged racehorse named Seabiscuit." - Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend Of all the things that a nation, or even an individual, need to survive a crisis, none is perhaps as necessary as hope.
—Deirdre Donahue, USA Today CHARLES LEERHSEN has written about sports and culture for Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Esquire, The New York Times, and People. Formerly an executive editor at Sports Illustrated, he is now a freelance writer.
" In People We Know, Horses They Love, we meet nearly thirty celebrity horse lovers, from Whoopi Goldberg and Christie Brinkley to the original horse whisperer, Buck Brannaman and bestselling author Tami Hoag, who's also an amateur ...
In the television series Guy Williams played Zorro. 351. SHADOw. TOMS FARM. In 1998 Shadow, a chestnut mare, fell on Green bridge at Crooke Hall, Wigan. The vet wanted to put the horse down but it was carried back to the farm.
In the wake of World War II, as turmoil and chaos were giving way to a spirit of optimism, Americans were looking for inspiration and role models showing that it was possible to start from the bottom and work your way up to the top-and they ...
In this age of instant communication and men on the moon it may be hard to imagine the importance of the horse throughout American history but, by the time you finish this book, you will find it hard to imagine how we could be where we are ...
A history of the Quarter Horse in England and America, describing the most famous animals and breeders, and the emergence of the American Quarter Horse Association
The Grand National continues to provide men, women and diverse thoroughbred horses with a true test of skill, bravery and perseverance. Anne Holland's authoritative history celebrates one of the world's greatest sporting spectacles.
Edward S. Curtis Collection , Library of Congress . 9. Dakota Indians , some mounted on ponies , parley near Wounded Knee , South Dakota , 1908. Edward S. Curtis Collection , Library of Congress . 1609 San Francisco Denver R Jamestown ...