| History of Old Friends: A Home for Retired Thoroughbreds Contributor(s): Capone, Rick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1626193312 ISBN-13: 9781626193314 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Horse Racing - Pets | Horses |
| Dewey: 798.4 |
| LCCN: 2014024927 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Old Friends provides a dignified retirement to Thoroughbreds whose racing and breeding careers have come to an end. Hear their stories in this heartwarming book. Like many before him in the Bluegrass State, Michael Blowen, a former Boston Globe entertainment writer, fell in love with horses, specifically Thoroughbreds. The reality beyond the racetracks, he knew, was that each day a Thoroughbred was in the spotlight, for some of these distinguished athletes, their days were numbered. For that reason, he dreamed of finding a way to give them a dignified retirement after they completed their rigorous racing careers. When he opened the Thoroughbred retirement farm Old Friends in Kentucky in 2003, he never dreamed his idea would grow so big, so fast. Today, Old Friends is home to more than 130 horses, many of them stallions, as well as geldings, mares and one loveable miniature horse named Little Silver Charm. Join journalist and horse lover Rick Capone for the story of Old Friends and the horses that call the farm home. |
Contributor Bio(s): Capone, Rick: - Rick has been a sports writer for more than twenty years and is currently the sports editor for the Woodford Sun, the Versailles newspaper. He is a volunteer at Old Friends and part-owner of one of its residents. |