Great American Horse Stories: Lyons Press Classics
A collection for equine enthusiasts

  • An all-new collection of the best of the classics
  • Editor was anchor of horse sports in ESPN
  • Fresh, new series design
A perfect gift for riders, writers, or literary buffs, Horse Stories is an essential collection of some of the most compelling stories ever written about America’s horses.
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Great American Horse Stories: Lyons Press Classics
A collection for equine enthusiasts

  • An all-new collection of the best of the classics
  • Editor was anchor of horse sports in ESPN
  • Fresh, new series design
A perfect gift for riders, writers, or literary buffs, Horse Stories is an essential collection of some of the most compelling stories ever written about America’s horses.
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Great American Horse Stories: Lyons Press Classics

Great American Horse Stories: Lyons Press Classics

by Sharon B. Smith
Great American Horse Stories: Lyons Press Classics

Great American Horse Stories: Lyons Press Classics

by Sharon B. Smith

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Overview

A collection for equine enthusiasts

  • An all-new collection of the best of the classics
  • Editor was anchor of horse sports in ESPN
  • Fresh, new series design
A perfect gift for riders, writers, or literary buffs, Horse Stories is an essential collection of some of the most compelling stories ever written about America’s horses.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493029877
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 09/01/2017
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Sharon B. Smith was a reporter, interviewer, and anchor of televised horse sports on ESPN, NBC, and Sportschannel Los Angeles during the 1980s and 1990s. Her broadcasts included harness racing’s most prestigious event, the Hambletonian, as well as Kentucky Derby Day, Preakness Day, the Breeders’ Cup, harness racing’s Breeders’ Crown, the Arlington Million, the Santa Anita Derby, and dozens more. She wrote, produced, and anchored ESPN’s “Down the Stretch,” a weekly half hour racing news program, which won an Eclipse Award, the top honor in the racing industry. She is the author of seven books including, The Best There Ever Was: Dan Patch and the Dawn of the American Century (Skyhorse 2012), Connecticut’s Civil War (Featherfield 2009), the Complete Idiot’s Guide to Betting on Horses (Alpha/Simon and Schuster 1998), the Pocket Guide to Betting on Horses (Alpha/Simon and Schuster 1999), The Performance Mare (Howell Book House/Macmillan 1993), The Affordable Horse (Howell Book House/Macmillan 1994), and Retraining (Howell Book House/Macmillan 1998). She has had dozens of articles published in magazines, including Hoofbeats, the official publication of the harness racing industry. She was also published in the Quarter Horse Journal, Morgan Horse, Equus, Quarter Racing Journal, and more. She was a contributing editor of Horse Illustrated for a number of years. Her websites are www.sharonbsmith.com, www.danpatchbook.com, and www.ctcivilwar.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction viii

Part I The Horse Returns To America

1 Memoirs Of Conquistador Bernal Díaz Del Castillo 2

Part II Native American Horses

2 The Dun Horse 10

3 The Woman Who Became A Horse 18

4 The Comanches' Manner of Capturing Wild Horses 20

Part III Western Horses

5 The Camp of the Wild Horse 26

6 Chu Chu 33

7 A Chestnut Pony 59

8 Wildfire 72

Part IV Military Horses

9 His Love for His Old Gray Horse 94

10 How Miss Lake's Circus Horses Were Restored 103

11 A Ride With a Mad Horse in a Freight-Car 106

12 How Comanche Came into Camp 126

13 A Horse's Tale 140

14 The American Cavalry Horse 162

Part V Working Horses

15 Anecdotes of American Horses 170

16 The Cumbersome Horse 176

17 A Drummer's Horse 189

18 White Dandy 192

Part VI Racehorses

19 The Great Match Race Between Eclipse and Sir Henry 206

20 The Story of a Jockey 219

21 World Record is Set By Man O' War 232

Part VII Legendary Horses

22 How I Bought and Trained Captain 233

23 In Which True Becomes Justin Morgan 254

24 White Horse Winter 260

Sources 279

Index 281

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