{"product_id":"snowman-the-true-story-of-a-champion","title":"Snowman: The True Story of a Champion","description":"A chance meeting between a riding instructor and a run-down horse unveils a hidden talent and sparks a remarkable rise to fame in this nonfiction illustrated middle grade book by the author of the Marguerite Henry’s Ponies of Chincoteague series.\n\nSnowman, 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 eighty dollars.\n\nAt 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.\n\nSnowman was inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 1992.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1481478133\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1481478133.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hapka, Catherine|Montgomery, Rutherford\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41475576856634,"sku":"DBV.1481478133.G","price":7.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1481478133-0.jpg?v=1781806460","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/snowman-the-true-story-of-a-champion","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}