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Written from the horse s point of view and filled with authentic details, this young adult novel chronicles the life of a well-bred Thoroughbred racehorse destined for greatness. After a promisingand winningstart on the path to the Triple Crown, a series of bad-luck events end Raja s racing career, and he finds himself pulled into the random world of off-the-track Thoroughbreds. His odyssey takes him from the breeding farms of Ocala, Florida, to the stakes races on the Kentucky Derby trail; from competing as a show jumper on the A show circuitto becoming amember of the New York City Mounted Police and witnessingthe horrors of the livestock auction. Finally, Raja finds himself in a stable belonging to a retired steeplechase jockey and his 16-year-old niece, where he finally has a chance to realize his destiny." Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Some things that I found somewhat off putting were the differences between the thoughts of the horse and simple descriptions in the text. Often there are times when the thought of the horse could have been just as useful as regular text. The change in tempo was somewhat throwing me off as an adult reader, but might not for younger readers. There were also some things that a book on horse racing and horses in general shouldn't have done... like mix up the Preakness and Belmont stakes in one location (or seem to) and write about someone telling a volunteer at a horse show about all the ways a horse can spook. Someone working at a horse show, even as a volunteer should /not/ be handling them if they have no experience what so ever.
For the most part, it was good to get "in the horse's head" and experience life the way the horse does. I found it particularly eye opening to have the horse humanized in the fact that after he suffers his career ending injury, he goes through a process of discovering what he wants to do with his life. Yes, as a horse he gets moved around without any say in the matter, but discovering new lines of work, discovering new sports, is told from a very unique perspective that puts you into the heart of the character. ( )