Man o' War - A Legend Like Lightning

This up-to-minute book follows the story of Barbaro, the Triple Crown contender whose unlikely fight back from almost certain death from a shattered leg and ensuing complications captured the hearts of a nation who responded with a stunning display of love.

In 132 years of derby races, only 11 horses have won the Triple Crown, the last in 1978. Barbaro was a favorite to be the twelfth until May 20, 2006, at the Preakness Stakes, when his jockey, Edgar Prado pulled him up a couple of hundred yards from the starting gate. Subsequent examination revealed that he had virtually exploded bones in his right rear leg so badly that under normal conditions he would have been euthanized right on the track. But his owners, Roy and Gretchen Jackson, chose another path, one filled with anxiety and tears—but also courageous determination to save his life.

This touching, soaring book—filled with insights from Barbaro's trainers, breeders, caretakers, and owners—follows Barbaro from foal to colt to champion to perfect patient. But In the end it is not just a story of a down-but-not-out champion, but of human beings at their very best.

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Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a truck bound for the slaughterhouse. The recent Dutch immigrant recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him for eighty dollars. On Harry’s modest farm on Long Island, he ultimately taught Snowman how to fly. Here is the dramatic and inspiring rise to stardom of an unlikely duo. One show at a time, against extraordinary odds and some of the most expensive thoroughbreds alive, the pair climbed to the very top of the sport of show jumping. Their story captured the heart of Cold War–era America—a story of unstoppable hope, inconceivable dreams, and the chance to have it all. They were the longest of all longshots—and their win was the stuff of legend.

With wit and wisdom, Dr. Woolsey-Herbert faces an assortment ofdaily dilemmas:

Charlie needs to place well in an upcoming race, but he can't put hisfoot to the ground. Will he be able to race in three days in order toqualify for the most important race of his life?
Herbie has a severe toxicity. He can't see, and he can't walk straight.His owner has big plans for him, but will he survive the night?
Cooper needs costly, life-saving surgery. His owner, Amanda, can'tafford it. What will become of Cooper?

Dr. Woolsey-Herbert deftly intermingles descriptions of Australian lifeand the people she meets in her daily travels with her touching truestories. With humor and in-depth descriptions, Horse Doctor willcaptivate the horse lover in you.