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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.12
Fabric Type: 9781577316473
Fax Number: 1
Legal Disclaimer: 1577316479
Maximum Color Depth: New World Library
Metal Type: New World Library
Publisher: 1
Region Code: 304
Total External Bays Free: November 17, 2009
Total Firewire Ports: New World Library
New World Library
Features:- ISBN13: 9781577316473
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
In Beyond the Homestretch, Lynn Reardon shares an unlikely story. In 2002, she quit her Washington DC–area office job and moved to rural Texas to open the racehorse adoption ranch LOPE (LoneStar Outreach to Place Ex-Racers). Since then, LOPE has helped transition more than 725 thoroughbreds into new homes. Though now the director of this high-profile organization, Reardon didn’t learn to ride until she was an adult. Here she presents a vivid inside look into the world of horse racing, complete with colorful horses, jockeys, trainers, and gallop girls, depicting the insights horses can offer when we reevaluate our relationship with them.
In this riveting account, Reardon encounters dozens of unruly racehorses, all with special needs, unusual histories, and distinct personalities. As she fumbles to help them find new careers, they return the favor by becoming her most memorable mentors in horsemanship and life philosophy.
Horses such as Tawakoni, the son of a Kentucky Derby winner, and Endofthestorm, the speedy bay who required an emergency tracheotomy, give Reardon an apprenticeship in facing fear and finding a new life. Reardon may have saved these horses’ lives, but she points out that they saved hers as well.
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Loved this book! As a somewhat reluctant Texas horse person (I am married to a mounted fox hunter), I found Lynn's story amusing, thought-provoking, and exceptionally inspirational. Lynn has quite a story to tell, and she does it with unfailing good humor, perception, and common (horse?) sense. Lynn takes the reader along on her journey from corporate business gal /part-time horse enthusiast, to Texas rancher and race horse re-trainer. Couldn't put it down!
For students of animal ... Read More
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Beyond the Homestretch: What I've Learned form Saving Racehorses tells of the author's experiences when she decides to leave her Washington, D.C.-based office job to launch an ex-racehorse rescue in Texas. While it's a story of establishing a racehorse rescue business, it's also a story of passion and lessons learned from life. General-interest collections will find it will appeal to animal lovers, business entrepreneurs, and self-help readers alike.
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Beyond the Homestretch is an excellent book. I was sorry to come to the end and have been looking for another book about horses that even comes close to the quality and interest of this one. I passed the book on to my husband and each evening after he had a chance to read some I would ask him about his reactions. He loved the book as well. We liked it so much we bought it as a Christmas gift for two different friends.
She is a wonderful writer and handles the subject matter with humor ... Read More
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I loved this book, I learned alot about horse racing that I never knew ever existed.
I also learned alot about race horses. I am so glad that someone like Lynn is saving the race horses and that people are retiring them instead of sending these beautiful animals to an auction or worse yet slaughter. She tells the stories of individual horses that she has on her ranch.
I would recommend this book to anyone who loves horses.
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Lynn Reardon has written a vividly described, entertaining page-turner about rescueing Thoroughbred racehorses, and about finding her calling. I hated turning the last page. She is self-effacing, realistic, yet sentimental about the characters she adopts and re-homes. Genuine. I felt like I knew her, and could relate from my many years around horses. I've been there assisting the vet, bandaging hoof abcesses, and sometimes not feeling up to the many challenges of caring and riding and training horses. ... Read More
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