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Lädt ... Saving Baby: How One Woman's Love for a Racehorse Led to Her Redemption (2013)von Jo Anne Normile
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. “Saving Baby” is a remarkable story about the value of one in an age where the penny, a single dollar, and a lone opinion are cast aside as loose change. Jo Anne Normile was one person whose love for her horse coupled with the knowledge that his accident was preventable resulted in her determination to embark on her David and Goliath battle to rescue race horses from unsafe conditions and indifferent caretakers. The result was thousands of thoroughbreds being repurposed for life after racing. Instead of a trip to the slaughterhouse, Jo Anne and her army of volunteers bought and saved scores of horses whose racing days were over. Inspiring, emotional, horrifying and ultimately uplifting, Saving Baby reaffirms the power of one. A portion of the profits from each copy will be donated to the Saving Baby Equine Charity. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"If we see cruelty or wrong that we have the power to stop, and do nothing, we make ourselves sharers in the guilt." --Anna Sewell, author ofBlack Beauty Jo Anne Normile was not supposed to keep the foal, an exuberant Thoroughbred with only a few white hairs on his reddish-brown forehead. But she fell in love with the young horse, who had literally been born into her arms. The breeder finally said she could keep the colt, whom she nicknamed "Baby" - but only if she raced him. It was difficult to take Baby away from the safety of his pasture. But Normile had made a promise. Besides, horseracing had always come across as a glamorous blend of mint juleps and celebrity, of equine grace and speed. It was a vision she found appealing. And she fell hard for it, this "Sport of Kings." She experienced a thrill every time Baby sprinted around the track, edging out other horses. But the magic that enchants is a veneer. For every Seabiscuit, there are tens of thousands of racehorses whose lives end in pain and despair, with indifference and corruption that runs rampant through the world of horse racing. Normile knew none of this. Not until an accident on a poorly maintained track. That's when everything changed. That's when Normile founded the most successful horse rescue in the country, an organization that would go on to save more horses than anyone else ever had. That's when she knew she had no other choice. Saving Babyis Jo Anne Normile's story of perseverance and passion. A heartbreaking and ultimately life-affirming book, it testifies to the transcending power of hope, and the unshakeable bond of love. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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