Eighty-Dollar Champion

Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation

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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.

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reviewed Eighty-Dollar Champion by Elizabeth Letts

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Be right back, I'm running off to buy me a horse! Loved reading about Snowman's rescue from the glue factory to national champion. Who doesn't love a rags to riches story, especially when it involves animals?

This book is as much about Harry de Leyer as it is about Snowman. It's about a friendship and love between man and beast, and I'm not going to lie, I teared up at the end.

I listened to it on audio, and the narration was well done, but I'm sure it's just as good in book form. 3 stars.

reviewed The eighty-dollar champion by Elizabeth Letts

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Highly recommended for teenage girls who adore horses, and for women who occasionally revert to same. Can't say it's enormously well written. Extra points if you're from New Holland, or Lancaster county, or ever watched competitive show jumping in a small horse show.

Subjects

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