Snowman (horse) - Wikipedia
Snowman (February 29, 1948 – September 24, 1974) [citation needed] was a former plow horse [1] of mixed breed ancestry, possibly a cross of a grade horse with a US Army Remount stallion. [citation needed] He was purchased for $80 on his way to a slaughterhouse and became a champion in show jumping in the United States during the 1950s.
Harry deLeyer, 93, Dies; He Saved a Horse and Made Him a Legend
2021年7月22日 · Harry deLeyer, a horse trainer and rider who, in what can only be described as a nags-to-riches story, turned an aged, abandoned gelding named Snowman into one of the most acclaimed show horses...
Harry deLeyer - Wikipedia
Harry E. deLeyer (September 21, 1927 – June 25, 2021) is most famous for rescuing an old plow horse from the slaughterhouse, and a few years later winning national shows with that same horse, which became the most famous horse in America in the 1950s. The horse, Snowman, was eventually inducted into United States Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 1992.
#HallOfFameThursday: The Legend of Harry deLeyer's Snowman - Horse …
2021年9月9日 · Snowman was one of the best-known and best-loved jumpers of the 1950s and ‘6os, his popularity reaching far beyond equestrian circles. He appeared on television, flew abroad for “guest appearances,” and was the subject of two books and countless articles. Snowman even had his own official fan club. The “Cinderella story” began in 1956.
Snowman: ‘The Cinderella Horse’ who rode into a nation’s hearts
2016年10月24日 · Snowman was a horse bound for the slaughterhouse only for Dutch immigrant Harry de Leyer to buy him for $80 to teach children to ride. But Snowman happened...
The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, The Horse That …
2012年5月29日 · Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a truck bound for the slaughterhouse. He recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him for eighty dollars. On Harry’s modest farm on Long Island, the even-tempered horse thrived.
Snowman: The Priceless Champion
2012年1月27日 · Once his new owner got him used to going under saddle, Snowman became a lesson horse at the private Knox School, where de Leyer taught riding. Snowman was quiet but apparently not much for jumping, stumbling over cavaletti and crossrails.
Remembering Snowman, the $80 show-jumping champion - The Spectrum
2018年12月31日 · Harry de Leyer rescued an 8-year-old horse from the slaughterhouse in 1956. The horse became one of the finest show jumpers in the nation.
Snowman, the Wonder Horse - U.S. Horsemanship
2013年10月18日 · Snowman was the $80 work horse that Dutch immigrant, Harry DeLeyer saved from the slaughter house, and together they became famous in the show jumping world. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4vogPqaLOk[/youtube]
Who Was The Famous Jumping Horse Snowman? - CowboyWay
Snowman was a horse who rose from obscurity to the highest pinnacles of American show jumping. Below: Snowman and Harry De Leyer at the National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY. We're not sure when the photo was taken, probably in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
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