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File Size: 1240 KB
Print Length: 356 pages
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books; First edition (April 1, 2010)
Publication Date: April 1, 2010
Sold by: Macmillan
Language: English
ASIN: B004N635V8
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If you love horses and understand the bond that occurs between you and your horse...or if you desire to have that bond, you will love this book. I almost gave it four stars because, in my estimation, only one thing was missing; there are very few pictures in this book. Why do we not see more of what the book is telling us.; the winding miles of fence at Meadow Farm or Claiborne, Secretariat at play, at work, the faces of the people the author speaks about, etc? (If, by chance, they are located in the back of the book (I am reading the Kindle version and this review comes before the acknowledgements, etc. If there are pictures in the back, then please forgive me) I'm just sad about not being able to enjoy some of those photos of which the author speaks.This has whetted my appetite to read more about Secretariat (which I thought I knew already but so many more to learn) This books pulled a lot of emotion from me and I appreciated the author's desire to not only tell a story of Secretariat but of the unknown, seldom celebrated story of a man almost lost to the pages of time, Eddie Sweat...Secretariat's groom during the glory years. What a beautiful picture which has been painted by Mr. Scanlan of that man who loved "his" horse. Mr. Scanlan is a horse owner also and he states his desire to become a better horseman because of what he learned about the devotion of Mr. "Shorty" Sweat to "the Horse God Built."I was 18 the year Secretariat won the Triple Crown; I would be graduating HS in a few weeks. Too busy with my own horse in the way of any horse-crazy girl who lives and breathes the equine, I did not follow Thoroughbred racing though I could tell you, loving all things HORSE, the Triple Crown winners and the year they won. I owned a quarter horse named Barzal Bravo ("Bozo" for short) with thoroughbred racing blood making up half his pedigree. Helping my horse-centered world along, my family lived in the same equestrian subdivision as several of the Los Alamitos Race Course trainers and their "lay off" horses. I was often at those early morning workouts at the track with my horsey girlfriends; ethereal moments about which the author writes. My bedroom walls were covered with the daily race results from Los AL. Because I did not have access to much money on my own and most of what I did earn went to support my own horse's upkeep, I did not buy magazines or books to read and thus knew very littleabout this new "Big Red"...plus, I was a Man O' War purist in my heart. However, everyone had heard of Secretariat and I became a believer after watching him win the Derby and Preakness. As the day of the Belmont arrived, my parents had taken us camping. I only agreed to go if my dad made sure we had a working TV to watch the race. As Secretariat rounded the last turn pulling away, my emotions spilled out. As an equine artist, I appreciate the beauty of the horse and this was a thing of beauty...and history. I knew I was watching it being made right in front of me! I screamed! I jumped up in the air. Then as Big Red swept toward the finish line with the cameras struggling to even show the other horses in the race, I laid on the floor and wept like a baby.To this day I cannot watch that race without those emotions welling up inside me and weeping outloud...for the beauty, that wonderful horse, the history, his death and my youth long gone but remembered for a shining moment. Much like other transcendent moments in history when one can remember where theybwere or what they were doing, I
What a wonderful idea, to focus some well-deserved attention on Eddie Sweat, and all the people who work behind the scenes in the racing world. Unfortunately, the book promises more than it delivers, partly due, no doubt, to the fact that Eddie is dead, and any portrait drawn of him relies on second and third-hand accounts. But the book also falls short because of a lack of cohesiveness and structure. Add to that, numerous digressions about the author himself, and it's hard to maintain focus. I also found it a little ironic, in a sad way, that a book about someone who was overlooked, and kept in the background, overlooks Eddie's OTHER great horse, Riva Ridge. I understand the focus was supposed to be on the relationship between Eddie and Secretariat, but do you really think Eddie's pain didn't involve parting from Riva as well? Eddie himself makes it clear how he feels when he talks about going back to Claiborne, and how happy he was when Secretariat AND Riva greeted him. It would have taken only a paragraph or two to give a little consideration to Secretariat's stable-mate. After all, the author certainly gave more space than that to a number of other horses.By the way, if you want to get a sense of what Eddie was like, you can find a video of him with Riva Ridge on YouTube. It's only about five minutes long, but it's wonderful. Search Riva Ridge and Keeneland.
As a person who has been enamored with horses...I loved watching the Triple Crown races since I was a little kid. I fell in love with Big Red the moment I laid eyes on him. More important, I was in awe of the man who was able to take care of him. This book fills in all the information I could only imagine! A great read of the love between a great horse and the man who made and loved him.
As the author states in his epilogue, he starts to write mostly about Secretariat.... and ends up interweaving the story of this horse's favorite person, his groom Eddie "Shorty" Sweat.Well worth the read, this book makes a very compelling argument for the respectful treatment of the horses we encounter and the people entrusted with their care and even more, their well-being.I highly recommend this story.
Very interesting. I didn't know much about the world of horse racing, so the details were all interesting to me. The relationship between Secretariat and his groom, Eddie Sweat, was very touching. I think any animal lover would like this book. I gave a copy as a gift, and that person loved the book as well.
This book was probably unnecessary.It is often rambling and frequently repetive. Poor quality of photographs doesn't help.I expected to find more anecdotes about the horse's day to day, maybe collected and shared by his special groom, Eddie Sweat, and others from shed row.Indeed, I've read a about a few examples of the Big Red's antics that aren't included here.There was too much about Eddie's family circumstances, on whether or not he received his due financially, too much about other famous horses, etc. Too much about the man, too little about the horse.
I read this back to back 2 times. It is that good! Very poignant and sad sometimes - especially at the end. Absolutely fascinating with the relationship between Secretariat and his groomer Eddie. It made me search on-line more videos and history of the great horse. This book really captures and describes Secretariat's character and playful personality. I highly highly reccomend this book to any and all horse fans and especially Secretariat lovers.
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