Noor

Noor
Author: Milton C. Toby
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2012-09-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1614236690

While Seabiscuit is perhaps the best-known Thoroughbred in history, Charles S. Howard owned another remarkable racehorse that should never be forgotten. Irish-bred Noor dominated the 1950 racing season, setting world records in victories over Citation and winning the Hollywood Gold Cup by defeating a Triple Crown winner, the Horse of the Year and the previous year's Kentucky Derby winner. Sadly, that fame faded as he failed to sire champions, and Noor was buried in an unmarked grave in Northern California decades later. Veteran turf writer Milt Toby recounts Noor's colorful career and the inspiring story of racing enthusiast Charlotte Farmer's personal mission to exhume the Thoroughbred's remains for reburial in central Kentucky years after the horse was inducted into the hall of fame.

The Legendary California Hackamore and Stock Horse

The Legendary California Hackamore and Stock Horse
Author: Bobby Ingersoll
Publisher: Lyons Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-08-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781931153966

Bobby Ingersoll and David R. Stoecklein have collaborated on a book about the California stock horse and the tradition of hackamore training. It is rapidly becoming a lost art. The book includes intricate drawings and diagrams along with Stoecklein's photographs and Ingersoll's training tips.