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 enlarge | Authors: Edgar Prado, John Eisenberg
Publisher: Harper
Category: Book
List Price: $25.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 96077
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 006146418X
Dewey Decimal Number: 798.40092
EAN: 9780061464188
ASIN: 006146418X
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Condition: CHARITY SALE!!! New book in mint condition. 100% of the proceeds benefit the literacy efforts of Books for America.
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 A biography of Edgar Prado and not Barbaro June 2, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this book to learn more about Barbaro's life and career. I was disappointed in the major content of the book dealing with Edgar and not the horse. I know that the jockey only rode Barbaro four times and visited in Pennsylvania twice-I guess it's difficult to pull a whole book together on that.
A book only a horse enthusiast could love June 2, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
While jockey Edgar Prado certainly has a compelling story to tell, so much of it is about his own life rather than Barbaro's.
 EDGAR PRADO'S LAST COMMENT IN THE BOOK.... May 6, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
His last comment is "I hope I've done him justice." He most definitely has! This was a truly heartwarming story of the magnificent rapport between a jockey and a wonderful horse. They shared a kinship, and throughout the book, the reader is able to feel and rejoice in their bond. Sadly, Barbaro had to ultimately be euthanized, but you never doubt that he really felt the love that surrounded him.
Edgar Prado & Barbaro - a love story May 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My Guy Barbaro: A Jockey's Journey Through Love, Triumph, and Heartbreak with America's Favorite Horse Horseracing is a sport in which the horses are too often regarded by their connections as nothing more than commodities. Not so with Barbaro. Edgar Prado's love of this great champion was tangible in his moving account of their relationship, especially as he wrote of the months that followed Barbaro's ultimately fatal injury. If we thought the only time he visited Barbaro was when the cameras were rolling, we were wrong. It is especially gratifying to learn that Barbaro's tragedy has led Prado to become a vocal advocate for the welfare of thoroughbred horses. In addition to raising money for veterinary research, Prado works with groups that rescue unwanted thoroughbreds who would otherwise end up dying under appalling conditions in foreign slaughterhouses. His efforts to improve conditions for Barbaro's breed does honor to Barbaro's memory.
A Legend in Horses May 1, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the best book I have ever read. Mr. Prado brought such beauty and feeling to Barbaro. I followed the horse and was crushed when he was injured, then more so when he died. This book brought him into your heart and into the place of this great jockey. I hope he will write more.
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