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Most of us know the legend of Secretariat, the tall, handsome chestnut racehorse whose string of honours runs long and rich. Yet while Secretariat will forever be remembered, one man who was pivotal to the great horse's success has been all but forgotten. Eddie "Shorty" Sweat, Secretariat's groom, had far more contact with him than anyone, and no one understood the horse better. In The Horse God Built, Lawrence Scanlan has written a tribute to an exceptional man as well as a backroads journey into a corner of the racing world seldom visited. Scanlan contributes not only to one man's story but also to a portrait of a powerful bond between human and horse.
About this Author
LAWRENCE SCANLAN is the author of six bestselling books, including Wild About Horses and Little Horse of Iron. He is the co-author, with Ian Millar, of Riding High, and has written four books for younger readers, including Horses Forever and The Horses Shadow. Winner of three National Magazine Awards for his journalism, Scanlan lives in Kingston, Ontario.
Reviews
"A moving and beautifully told story about the subtle and endlessly fascinating relationship between a horse and a human being.... Must reading." (Michael Korda)
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