The Rescue of Belle and Sundance: One Town's Incredible Race to Save Two Abandoned Horses Contributor(s): Stutz, Birgit (Author), Scanlan, Lawrence (Author) |
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ISBN: 0306820978 ISBN-13: 9780306820977 Publisher: Da Capo Press OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Pets | Horses - Nature | Animals - Horses - Sports & Recreation | Outdoor Skills |
Dewey: 636.083 |
LCCN: 2011938331 |
Series: Merloyd Lawrence Book |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 7.3" (0.70 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - British Columbia - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In December 2008, snowmobilers spot two abandoned horses high in the Canadian Rockies. Starving and frostbitten, the horses have trampled the ten-foot-deep snow into a narrow white prison. Those who reach them bring hay but also a gun, in case the horses are too far gone. A glint of life in the horses' eyes earns them the hay. The harrowing yet inspiring story of their near impossible rescue -- involving the volunteer efforts of an entire village, first the excavation of a trench six feet deep and over 3280 feet long, and then a nearly 20 mile descent at negative 40 degrees -- is sure to be read in one breathless sitting. |