Raja – Story of a Racehorse, by Anne Hambleton
Raja is aimed at the immature reader, but, similar similar books it carries a message that tin hold out appreciated past times beast lovers of all ages.
Those similar books nosotros lift to are no lightweights, either; they include the enduring classic Black Beauty in addition to War Horse, also a phase play in addition to a film. Both, similar Raja, enjoin their stories from the betoken of the sentiment of the horse.
Raja, Story of a Racehorse
past times Anne Hambleton
Old Bow Publishing
RRP $US12.95 paperback; 260pp
ISBN 978-0-615-54029-0
Buy from the publisher, Amazon, or Fishpond.
Raja starts out life every bit a pretty practiced racehorse. Life is practiced in addition to his hereafter seems rosy. But every bit the dorsum embrace blurb says: “Only winning counts, every racehorse knows that. But what happens when you lot don’t win?”
It tin hold out a precarious existence for a Equus caballus whose sole role (or, at least, that of their owner), is to produce i thing. When they can’t produce that i thing, what happens?
Raja journeying takes him from the Kentucky Derby trail to existence an “OTTB” – Off the Track Thoroughbred. The options are enough but, every bit Raja finds, whatever Equus caballus is only i bad or uncaring possessor away from expiry inwards the cast of the kill pens at a livestock auction.
To country to a greater extent than would laissez passer on likewise much away!
First-time writer Anne Hambleton, a former steeplechase jockey, says: “Raja’s even could hold out true. There are endless stories of ex-racehorses that lead keep gone on to excel inwards other disciplines afterward racing … or, that lead keep slipped through the cracks. I wanted to brand Raja realistic in addition to educational, silent a fun read.”
Drawings by Margaret Kauffman reminiscent of CW Anderson’s operate accompany the text.
About the author:
Anne Hambleton was an amateur steeplechase jockey for xv years. She is straight off eventing her former former steeplechase horses, in addition to draws on this experience, every bit good every bit xl years inwards several other disciplines including foxhunting in addition to showjumping.
In writing Raja, she was inspired past times her ain ex-racehorses that are straight off on their third or 4th careers.
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