My Blue-Ribbon Horse by Elizabeth Letts is a picture book adaptation of the true story of Snowman, a plow horse rescued from slaughter for $80 by Dutch immigrant Harry de Leyer. Recognizing Snowman's potential, Harry trained him for show jumping, and together they...
Elizabeth Letts
The Eighty-Dollar Champion
The Eighty-Dollar Champion by Elizabeth Letts tells the inspiring true story of Snowman, a gentle plow horse rescued from slaughter for $80 by Dutch immigrant Harry de Leyer. Against all odds, Snowman rose to fame in the 1950s as a national show jumping champion,...
The Ride of Her Life
The Ride of Her Life by Elizabeth Letts is the inspiring true story of Annie Wilkins, a 63-year-old Maine farmer who, in 1954, embarked on a cross-country journey on horseback to fulfill her dying wish of seeing the Pacific Ocean. With limited resources and...


