Sky Watch (eBook)

Chasing an American Saddlebred Story

Emma Hudelson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
280 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-9912-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Horse shows used to draw crowds by the thousands to state fairs and venues such as Madison Square Garden. And in the 1980s, no performance horse filled more arena seats than the American Saddlebred Sky Watch. He pushed the saddle seat industry to a peak that hasn't been seen since. An athlete through and through, the stallion dominated the sport with the same power and intensity as a Kentucky Derby winner. With unmatched talent, Sky Watch earned four World Grand Championships and twelve World titles overall, making his career one for the history books. Years after Sky Watch finished competing, videos of his legacy in the ring captured the heart of author and lifelong horsewoman Emma Hudelson. Her fascination with the unstoppable stallion sent her on a journey to discover how a horse becomes a legend, convinced that if she can capture the magic behind the greatest show horse of all time, maybe she can understand her own obsession with Saddlebreds. Sky Watch: Chasing an American Saddlebred Story is not only the tale of a remarkable horse, but of the American Saddlebred breed and the way these horses carried one rider back to herself. Tracking the path of Sky Watch's success, Hudelson's book is a deeply personal homage to one of the sport's greatest show horses and the indelible impression he left on the breed and in the hearts of those who loved him.

Autor

Emma Hudelson is a writer whose work has appeared in The Cincinnati Review, The Chattahoochee Review, and The Rumpus. She writes regularly for Saddle & Bridle. This is her first book.

Inhalt

Prologue
I: 1977-1980
1. Seeking Sky Watch
2. Twice a Day
3. Sparkle and Sweat
4. Difficult Horses
II: 1980-1982
5. The People's Horse
6. The Red Mile
7. No Other Horses Will Do
8. A Dance of Sensation
III: 1982-1985
9. The Horse He'd Wanted to Beat
10. The Duel
11. Rubble and Smoke
IV: 1985-1988
12. Horse Show Baby
13. Just the One
14. Let the Horse Lead the Way
Epilogue

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.3.2024
• Reihe/Serie: Horses in History
• Reihe/Serie: Horses in History
• Zusatzinfo: 9 b&w illustrations
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Reiten / Pferde
• Schlagworte: American Saddlebred • horse country • Horses • horse show • Imperator • Kentucky • legacy • Motherhood • Personal narrative • rivalry • show horse • state fairs
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-9912-3 / 0813199123
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-9912-2 / 9780813199122