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Skipingo Home: A Thoroughbred's Second Chance is the true story of a real-life, modern-day race horse. Skipingo was the brother of a famous champion horse, but didn't quite achieve the same greatness on the racetrack. With only two wins over the course of his career, it seemed he was destined for a sad fate - but the commercial breeder who raised him had a soft spot for him. She re-acquired him and trained him for the show ring, where he shined as a champion. Realistic color illustrations balance the simple yet moving text, told in first-person from Skipingo's perspective. The result is a story sure to delight young horse lovers. -- Midwest Book Review

<p>Skipingo Home: A Thoroughbred's Second Chance is the true story of a real-life, modern-day race horse. Skipingo was the brother of a famous champion horse, but didn't quite achieve the same greatness on the racetrack. With only two wins over the course of his career, it seemed he was destined for a sad fate - but the commercial breeder who raised him had a soft spot for him. She re-acquired him and trained him for the show ring, where he shined as a champion. Realistic color illustrations balance the simple yet moving text, told in first-person from Skipingo's perspective. The result is a story sure to delight young horse lovers. -- Midwest Book Review

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Jane Lyon is living her lifelong dream of raising Thoroughbreds in the bluegrass of Kentucky. An avid animal lover and poet, she and her daughter Karen Bailey are intimately involved in every aspect of the family's Summerwind Farm near Georgetown and are dedicated to equine welfare.Karen is an accomplished hunter-jumper rider and a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.Susie Gordon is a longtime artist known for her love of animals, including the horse. She is a frequent exhibitor at the American Academy of Equine Art's fall show and exhibition. Gordon illustrated Skipingo Home, the first book by Primerica authors Jane Lyon and Karen Bailey.

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