2017 Book and DVD Releases Great Gift Ideas from The Equiery’s 2017 Library


T is year’s Equiery Library suggestions in-


clude several books penned by Maryland au- thors as well as a few staff favorites. Enjoy!


CELEBRATING OLD FRIENDS


by Rick Capone Arcadia Publishing T is book is a wonderful


tribute to the T orough- bred aftercare


program of


Old Friends (KY) and the people and horses that make


it all possible. T e book feels like an intimate conversation between the reader, the author and the people who care so much about these horses (oh, and even Old Friends’ spokesmini, Little Silver Charm!). You get a real sense of the love, compassion and respect felt for these T oroughbreds through lots of personal, be- hind the scenes stories. Full of glossy photos, many in black and


white, gives the book a very classic feel with a touch of nostalgia. But don’t worry, there is a lovely splash of vibrance in the middle with 16 full pages of beautiful color photos! Read about trainer Bob Baff ert stopping by with his son to visit 1997 Preakness winner Silver Charm; jockey Chris McCarron describ- ing his ride on Touch Gold to win the 1997 Belmont; and former Maryland author Laura Hillenbrand helping secure Genuine Reward a spot at Old Friends in honor of his dam, Genu- ine Risk, who launched her love of racing! Many of these stories are about horses that


you could still visit at Old Friends (make sure you have carrots and send us a photo for Out & About)! Others acknowledge those that are “gone but not forgotten” and the people who keep their memories alive every day. - Emily Stangroom, classifi ed ads


FLAMINGO ROAD


by Sasscer Hill St. Martin’s Press While she may be “Sasscer


Hill” to her faithful readers around the globe, to Equi- ery readers, she is Maryland horsewoman Lynda Sasscer Hill of Upper Marlboro.


Although she already has a half dozen pub- lished mysteries under her stirrup leather, Fla- mingo Road is undoubtedly Lynda’s best to date. Tight, fast-paced and an easy read - as good as, if not better than, anything ever written by Dick Francis, Sue Grafton or Janet Evanovich. Do not underestimate the craft and skill re- quired for “easy read;” as the saying goes: “easy


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reading is diffi cult writing.” With Flamingo Road, Lynda has conquered the genre! Always true to her home state, Lynda’s pro- tagonist is a Marylander who came of age on the backstretch, galloping horses for her father, a trainer. After getting bounced as a Baltimore City cop, Fia McKee goes undercover for the Fair Hill- based T oroughbred Racing Protective Bureau. - Crystal Pickett, publisher


HERE COMES EXTERMINATOR!


by Eliza McGraw T omas Dunne Books Eliza McGraw of Wash-


ington, DC, does not hold back when telling the story of the 1918 Kentucky Derby winner Exterminator, who won more stakes races than Man o’War and Secretariat combined and whose suc-


cess helped change the world of horse-racing in the early 1900s. During his career, US Rac- ing Hall of Famer Exterminator ran in 99 races and was named Horse of the Year in 1922. He was also Champion Older Male in 1920, 1921 and 1922. Here in Maryland, Exterminator won the Pimlico Cup in 1919, 1929 and 1921. But the story McGraw tells, does not begin with the great horse’s birth in 1915, it starts in the late 1800s with the biographies of the men who brought Exterminator to the news- reels and headlines and into the history books. Although the account of Exterminator’s actual races and career are enjoyable to read, I found the biographies on his owner Willis Sharpe Kilmer and trainer Henry McDaniel fascinat- ing. McGraw’s attention to detail captures both men in a way that you feel as if they are in the room with you, telling you their own stories. - Katherine O. Rizzo, managing editor


NEW TRACK, NEW LIFE


by Kimberly Godwin Clark Self Published Maryland author Kimberly


Clark has done a great job explaining how a racehorse’s mind works, and gives some important details about the


way things are done on the track so that pro- spective owners will be prepared to deal with the OTTB. One important thing I took away from the book is that racehorses have not been han- dled by anoyone who is not a professional, and so they need to be handled with confi dence. Clark also gives excellent information about how to ac- quire an OTTB; how to let a racehorse down;


how to handle the ex-racehorse; how to teach them to do everyday things such as get turned out, crosstie, have their feet picked, be tacked up, etc. T e book also explains how the horse reacts diff erently to “pulling” on the bit by the rider. Clark clearly has a love for the breed, and wants everyone to be able to give an OTTB a new ca- reer and a new life in a safe and happy way. - Carolyn Del Grosso, bookkeeping


RUSSIA AND HER ORLOV TROTTERS VOLUME 2


by Judith Robinson Self Published Maryland author Judith Robinson has a great passion for the Russian Orlov Trot- ter. Her book details the his-


tory and the struggle to save this great breed from extinction during the Russian Revolution, the Bolshevik Revolution, World War I and the general strife of the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. It is a fascinating account of many of the great stud farms and trainers who would sacrifi ce all to save their beloved horses. Robin- son also discusses many studs and broodmares and some of their famous off spring. T ere is also a wonderful section on the development of the troika and a wonderful section of art collec- tion photos as well. - Carolyn Del Grosso, bookkeeping


THE LONELY LITTLE PONY


by Maria C. Hillegas, illustrat- ed by Ros Webb Year of the Book T is sweet book is perfect for


new readers, and for parents and children to read together.


T e text has a simple meter and rhyme that will help guide young readers, and also make for an easy bed-time read. T e drawings are charming, and complement the story perfectly. I was originally a little upset by the title T e Lonely Little Pony, since I am such a sap, and the thought of reading about a lonely animal brings a tear to my eye, but author Maria Hil- legas, a former Marylander, moves beyond the pony’s sadness and loneliness, and introduces the reader to the value of work. T e pony isn’t lonely because she is unloved and unwanted, but because unlike all the other animals on the farm, she no longer has a job to do. Parents should be warned that reading this book with children might just get their chil- dren to ask for a pony, just so there’s one less lonely, unemployed pony in the world. - Tracy McKenna, ad manager


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