{"product_id":"snowman-the-true-story-of-a-champion-9781481478120","title":"Snowman: The True Story of a Champion","description":"\u003cb\u003eA twist of fate brings a man and horse together in this remarkable true story now available in a new version adapted by the author of the Marguerite Henry's Ponies of Chincoteague series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSnowman, an Amish plow horse, was bound for the meat market when Harry deLeyer, a Long Island riding instructor, spotted him at auction. After making eye contact with the gentle giant deLeyer decided to purchase him for $80. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt first, Snowman was just a horse that children rode during lessons, but when deLeyer sold him to a neighbor, the horse had other ideas. He would jump the high fences so he could return \"home.\" Harry then began training Snowman as a show jumper. Less than two years out of the plow fields, Snowman won the 1958 horse show jumping Triple Crown--the American Horse Shows Association Horse of the Year, Professional Horseman's Association Champion, and Champion of Madison Square Garden's Diamond Jubilee. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSnowman was inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 1992.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatherine Hapka has written more than one hundred books for children and adults. She has written for series as a ghostwriter and has also authored original titles. She lives in Pennsylvania. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRutherford George Montgomery (April 12, 1894-July 3, 1985) was the author of many books about animals, worked as a scriptwriter for the Walt Disney Studios, and taught creative writing.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50850895200530,"sku":"9781481478120","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7ae61c45-8afd-4c7b-a974-01e39036d22b.jpg?v=1737420420","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/snowman-the-true-story-of-a-champion-9781481478120","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}