tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609001996482522007.post3643967859798337259..comments2023-09-30T05:55:32.374-04:00Comments on The Pony Book Chronicles: SnowmanSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609001996482522007.post-25629538557921246442015-05-20T21:30:38.753-04:002015-05-20T21:30:38.753-04:00I've missed this blog! I kind of lost track, b...I've missed this blog! I kind of lost track, but now I see that there are a bunch of new entries since last time I checked. <br /><br />I'd never heard of Snowman before, but I wonder if he was the inspiration for Olympic (aka Blanco), the horse at the center of the Patsey Gray book "Horsepower" (published in 1966). Here's how Blanco is introduced in the first chapter: <br /><br />"Audiences all over the west knew the big white gelding, the personality horse who stood seventeen hands high." <br /><br />Olympic/Blanco is beloved for his gentle manners and overall lighthearted aspect as he goes about his business of racking up trophies and prize money. The plot of the book revolves around the champion suffering a sort of breakdown due to overwork and needing to be nursed back to health by a devoted junior member of the stable crew. Amie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11914675376545824782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609001996482522007.post-91555278808152543032015-05-20T21:29:56.588-04:002015-05-20T21:29:56.588-04:00I've missed this blog! I kind of lost track, b...I've missed this blog! I kind of lost track, but now I see that there are a bunch of new entries since last time I checked. <br /><br />I'd never heard of Snowman before, but I wonder if he was the inspiration for Olympic (aka Blanco), the horse at the center of the Patsey Gray book "Horsepower" (published in 1966). Here's how Blanco is introduced in the first chapter: <br /><br />"Audiences all over the west knew the big white gelding, the personality horse who stood seventeen hands high." <br /><br />Olympic/Blanco is beloved for his gentle manners and overall lighthearted aspect as he goes about his business of racking up trophies and prize money. The plot of the book revolves around the champion suffering a sort of breakdown due to overwork and needing to be nursed back to health by a devoted junior member of the stable crew.Amie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11914675376545824782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609001996482522007.post-86889016898958700172015-02-04T04:33:22.380-05:002015-02-04T04:33:22.380-05:00One of my favorite books as a child, I wished to f...One of my favorite books as a child, I wished to find my own Snowman! Will watch for the movie, looks wonderful.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13878442329350749523noreply@blogger.com