Red Tartar

By: Page Cooper

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Synopsis: Red Tartar, the thoroughbred’ chestnut Randy had raised himself, was the Courtney’s one consolation for the loss of the family fortune; but for the life of him Randy couldn’t see how he and the Colonel, his grandfather, could manage to keep him. Despite the sympathy and friendship of Sue Anne, the awkward girl whose father had bought the old Courtney home, Randy’s hopes of ever racing the big horse were dim until irrepressible Dave Black came to the farm as a paying guest for the summer. The three young people joined forces to launch Red Tartar’s career and, inspired by neighboring Monticello and a hoard of colonial costumes in the big house, they were soon deep in plans for a revival of a Revolutionary Hunt Meet in full regalia. With the enthusiastic support of the local hunt club the prospect of racing Red at least once on his home ground was encouraging. But Red was still cranky with other horses and with most people, and Sue Anne’s brother was determined to beat him by fair or foul means. Rich in the everyday details of caring for and working with horses, set in the heart of rural Virginia where the horse is still a way of life, this story will delight anyone who has had, or dreamed of, a horse of his own.