The Horse God Built

He was the perfect horse, it was said the horse God built Most 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 ofTime, Newsweek, andSports Illustratedthe 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.InThe 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.In 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,The Horse God Built is a moving portrait of the powerful bond between human and horse. Free Read eBook The Horse God Built author Lawrence Scanlan – kino-fada.fr I remember watching Secretariat race during his triple crown races and marveling at his speed and greatness, but this is the first book I have read about his uniqueness I am especially interested in horses, so this book was of special interest to me, but I believe that it would be so even if you do not have this special interest in the horse This is a love story of sorts between a Great Horse and a Great Groom Eddie Sweat respected and loved Secretariat so much that I m sure he was a huge par I remember watching Secretariat race during his triple crown races and marveling at his speed and greatness, but this is the first book I have read about his uniqueness I am especially interested in horses, so this book was of special interest to me, but I believe that it would be so even if you do not have this special interest in the horse This is a love story of sorts between a Great Horse and a Great Groom Eddie Sweat respected and loved Secretariat so much that I m sure he was a huge part of the winning combination that brought us the greatness we witnessed in 1973 This is also a sad story about the way everyone except the owners and trainers in the racing field are pretty much treated with disdain and disrespect even the horses, unless they are winning.Scanlan speaks about the ability of communication how a study done by the University of Pennsylvania found that 98% of pet owners talk to their animals as if to a sympathetic friend how many listen to their animals, as Eddie...Confession Secretariat was and is a passion I suppose one had to be to the bone horse mad from birth, and live in that particular time, with high crimes and misdemeanors in the White House, the morass in Vietnam ending as one might expectand along came a superb, gorgeous horse who did everything he was asked better than any other horse ever had with panache This book, while it shares that passion see the subtitle, World s Greatest Racehorse, which spurs the questions, Man O War Eclipse Confession Secretariat was and is a passion I suppose one had to be to the bone horse mad from birth, and live in that particular time, with high crimes and misdemeanors in the White House, the morass in Vietnam ending as one might expectand along came a superb, gorgeous horse who did everything he was asked better than any other horse ever had with panache This book, while it shares that passion see the subtitle, World s Greatest Racehorse, which spurs t...Raymond Woolfe has written the definitive book on Secretariat, but Scanlan uncovers the untold side of the great horse s story with his examination of his relationship with his groom, Eddie Shorty Sweat The key is not to let the book s title mislead you the phrase The horse God built is used in the book as a description of the horse, that s all Though a bit scattered and jerky at times in its narrative, Scanlan writes with such feeling that it s easy to forgive him for not being Laura Hi Raymond Woolfe has written the definitive book on Secretariat, but Scanlan uncovers the untold side of the great horse s story with his examination of his relationship with his groom, Eddie Shorty Sweat The key is not to let the book s title mislead you the phrase The horse God built is used in the book as a description of the horse, that s all Though a bit scattered...This book is about an unusual side of horse racing, the relationship between the horse and the groom Secretariat won the 1973 Triple Crown Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes Many books have been written about him, about his breeder, his owner, his jockey, and his amazing racing career But nothing has ever been written about Eddie Sweat, Secretariat s groom Eddie Sweat loved, nurtured, fed, bathed, protected, and nursed Secretariat It is an interesting question to ask, how much This book is about an unusual side of horse racing, the relationship between the horse and the groom Secretariat won the 1973 Triple Crown Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes Many books have been written about him, about his breeder, his owner, his jockey, and his amazing racing career But nothing has ever been written about Eddie Sweat, Secretariat s groom Eddie Sweat loved, nurtured, fed, bathed, protected, and nurse...I bought this book a year ago, and only after the Kentucky Derby did I decide it was time to pick it up I m a huge Thoroughbred racing enthusiast, and after such a great Derby I figured I should read about arguably the greatest racehorse of all time.I really loved this book It wasn t Seabiscuit by any means, but I learned a lot about Secretariat and his groom Eddie Sweat You so rarely think about the grooms and their contribution to the sport, but they re so important I thought this was a to I bought this book a year ago, and only after the Kentucky Derby did I decide it was time to pick it up I m a huge Thoroughbred racing enthusiast, and after such a great Derby I figured I should read about arguably the greatest racehorse of all time.I really loved this book It wasn t Seabiscuit by any mea...It s the 70 s, we are still reeling from Vietnam and the scandals rocking Washington,and along comes a champion in the form of a big red horse, Secretariat The only horse listed in ESPN s top fifty athletes of the twentieth century.Stories had been written about the owners, jockeys and the horse himself Scanlan sets out to write another book about the great horse but instead gets another thought as he learns of all those involved with Secretariat He instead decides to tell the story of the on It s the 70 s, we are still reeling from Vietnam and the scandals rocking Washington,and along comes a champion in the form of a...So far, it s been OKAY I d rather read about the horse than about the groom The two other racehorse books I read, Seabiscuit and Man O War are excellent in comparison I couldn t put them down This one I can put downbut we ll seethe verdict is still outJust one day later and I ve completed a 180 This book, once I stopped having expectations of it being a tale of Secretariat and stopped being disappointed at it not being a tale of Secretariat, opened my eyes to the author s purpose o So far, it s been OKAY I d rather read about the horse than about the groom The two other racehorse books I read, Seabiscuit and Man O...You can debate whether Secretariat or Man o War was the greatest Thoroughbred of the 20th century for years That s not what Lawrence Scanlan does in this book This book is about the relationship of one man and one horse Edward Shorty Sweat and Secretariat.Eddie Sweat was Secretariat s groom from the time he began racing as a two year old until the day Big Red the horse s nickname was sent to the paddocks of Claiborne Farm as a stud horse Sweat lived and breathed, ate and slept that hors You can debate whether Secretariat or Man o War was the greatest Thoroughbred of the 20th century ...This book isn t really well written but I m enjoying the story only because Secretariat is such an amazing animal.I think only horse people would have interest in this one as it s not particularly well written.Horses evoke emotion in us It has to do with the curvature of their bodies Their sleek shape, their softness It s the beauty thing What sells the horse is the beauty I once owned a horse when I was in high school, one whom I could only afford because he was gelded He had Secretariat bloodlines, through Secretarial Queen, and reading this book just drove the point home how amazing horses are and how much I love them.Sec...

• English
• 04 June 2018
Lawrence Scanlan
• Hardcover
• 352 pages
• 0312367244
• Lawrence Scanlan
• The Horse God Built