{"product_id":"the-horse-god-built-the-untold-story-of-secretariat-the-worlds-greatest-racehorse-paperback","title":"The Horse God Built: The Untold Story of Secretariat, the World's Greatest Racehorse - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence Scanlan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horse God Built\u003c\/i\u003e tells the amazing and heartwarming story of a Secretariat and the man who knew him best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of us know the legend of Secretariat, the tall, handsome chestnut racehorse whose string of honors runs long and rich: the only two-year-old ever to win Horse of the Year, in 1972; winner in 1973 of the Triple Crown, his times in all three races still unsurpassed; featured on the cover of\u003ci\u003e Time, Newsweek, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Sports Illustrated;\u003c\/i\u003e the only horse listed on ESPN's top fifty athletes of the twentieth century (ahead of Mickey Mantle). His final race at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack is a touchstone memory for horse lovers everywhere. Yet while Secretariat will be remembered forever, one man, Eddie \"Shorty\" Sweat, who was pivotal to the great horse's success, has been all but forgotten--until now. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e The Horse God Built, \u003c\/i\u003e bestselling equestrian writer Lawrence Scanlan has written a tribute to an exceptional man that is also a backroads journey to a corner of the racing world rarely visited. As a young black man growing up in South Carolina, Eddie Sweat struggled at several occupations before settling on the job he was born for--groom to North America's finest racehorses. As Secretariat's groom, loyal friend, and protector, Eddie understood the horse far better than anyone else. A wildly generous man who could read a horse with his eyes, he shared in little of the financial success or glamour of Secretariat's wins on the track, but won the heart of Big Red with his soft words and relentless devotion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Scanlan's rich narrative, we get a groom's-eye view of the racing world and the vantage of a man who spent every possible moment with the horse he loved, yet who often basked in the horse's glory from the sidelines. More than anything else, \u003ci\u003e The Horse God Built \u003c\/i\u003eis a moving portrait of the powerful bond between human and horse.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was the perfect horse, it was said, the horse God built.\"\" \u003cbr\u003eMost of us know the legend of Secretariat, the tall, handsome chestnut racehorse whose string of honors runs long and rich: the only two-year-old ever to win Horse of the Year, in 1972; winner in 1973 of the Triple Crown, his times in all three races still unsurpassed; featured on the cover of\" Time, Newsweek,\" and\" Sports Illustrated;\" the only horse listed on ESPN's top fifty athletes of the twentieth century (ahead of Mickey Mantle). His final race at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack is a touchstone memory for horse lovers everywhere. Yet while Secretariat will be remembered forever, one man, Eddie \"Shorty\" Sweat, who was pivotal to the great horse's success, has been all but forgotten---until now. \u003cbr\u003eIn\" The Horse God Built,\" bestselling equestrian writer Lawrence Scanlan has written a tribute to an exceptional man that is also a backroads journey to a corner of the racing world rarely visited. As a young black man growing up in South Carolina, Eddie Sweat struggled at several occupations before settling on the job he was born for---groom to North America's finest racehorses. As Secretariat's groom, loyal friend, and protector, Eddie understood the horse far better than anyone else. A wildly generous man who could read a horse with his eyes, he shared in little of the financial success or glamour of Secretariat's wins on the track, but won the heart of Big Red with his soft words and relentless devotion.\u003cbr\u003eIn Scanlan's rich narrative, we get a groom's-eye view of the racing world and the vantage of a man who spent every possible moment with the horse he loved, yet who often basked in the horse's glory from thesidelines. More than anything else,\" The Horse God Built \"is a moving portrait of the powerful bond between human and horse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLawrence Scanlan is the author of several bestselling books, including\u003ci\u003e Wild About Horses \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Little Horse of Iron.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the coauthor, with Ian Millar, of\u003ci\u003e Riding High, \u003c\/i\u003e and has written books for younger readers: \u003ci\u003e Big Ben, Horses Forever, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Horse's Shadow.\u003c\/i\u003e Scanlan worked closely with Monty Roberts on his acclaimed book\u003ci\u003e The Man Who Listens to Horses.\u003c\/i\u003e Winner of three Canadian National Magazine Awards for his journalism, Scanlan lives in Kingston, Ontar\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979059265837,"sku":"9780312382254","price":21.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/NkFIQjVBZ3hHdFhUUURQb3hmMnhQUT09.webp?v=1775818733","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-horse-god-built-the-untold-story-of-secretariat-the-worlds-greatest-racehorse-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}