Eighty-Dollar Champion

Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation

300 pages

English language

Published June 15, 2014 by Little, Brown Book Group Limited.

ISBN:
978-1-4721-1123-4
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"The Eighty-Dollar Champion tells the dramatic odyssey of a horse called Snowman, saved from the slaughterhouse by a young Dutch farmer named Harry. Together, Harry and Snowman went on to become America's show-jumping champions, winning first prize in Madison Square Garden. Set in the mid- to late-1950s, this book captures the can-do spirit of a Cold War immigrant who believed--and triumphed"--Provided by publisher.

6 editions

Subjects

  • Snowman (horse), 1949-1974
  • Jumping (horsemanship)