{"id":8198,"date":"2012-07-13T08:43:03","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T12:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thegreathorse.com\/?p=8198"},"modified":"2017-06-02T17:08:27","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T21:08:27","slug":"book3-excerpt-2-birthright-of-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/2012\/07\/book3-excerpt-2-birthright-of-eagles\/","title":{"rendered":"Book III: A Tunnel of Wind"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Legend of the Great Horse<\/strong> trilogy is an adventure through history\u2015on horseback. Into the Dark<\/strong><\/em> (Book #3) was named to the Midwest Book Review Bookwatch<\/em> and listed as a Highlighted Title<\/em> by the Independent Book Publishers Associate (IBPA)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In this excerpt, the year is 1920 and the Great Horse is a fleet hero of the American racetrack…<\/p>\n

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“About the head of a truly great horse
there is an air of freedom unconquerable.
\nThe eyes seem to look on heights beyond our gaze.
\nIt is the look of a spirit that can soar …
\nIt is the birthright of eagles.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\u2014John T. Foote (1881-1950)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Her first time<\/span> riding a Thoroughbred had been a little frightening. The horse stood prancing and eager as she took the reins and tried not to look at the ground so far away. She remembered hinting to the horse that she was ready and the sudden jolt forward in response.<\/p>\n

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She was riding quicksilver; such a steed demanded her utmost skill and focus. She had to balance and reassure the animal; she had to both follow and lead. She had to remind herself to breathe.<\/p>\n

Only once did she truly gallop on a Thoroughbred. Her mount had been a claim horse on a backwater racetrack, a \u201cprospect\u201d being bought by her trainer. She remembered letting the reins out a notch and standing in the stirrups, feeling the horse opening his stride. The chiseled head mouthed the bit and pushed into the bridle, bounding forward in fluid strides that spilled across the soft earth.<\/p>\n

She had opened the reins and felt the horse leap into them. The wind rose above all sounds, narrowing the world to just hooves exploding along the ground\u2014and then the horse uncoiled and lifted, and the gallop was not a gallop anymore but a bolt and she was shooting through a tunnel of wind leaving the world outside stopped and static, a frozen background to the thunder beneath her that pounded on and on…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Quick Links:<\/p>\n

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\u00bb See All Excerpts<\/strong><\/a> from The Legend of the Great Horse<\/strong> trilogy.<\/p>\n

\u00bb Read the 1st Chapter online<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00bb Check out Reviews<\/strong> <\/a> for the trilogy.<\/p>\n

\u00bb See the Media Kit<\/strong><\/a> for more information about the trilogy.<\/p>\n

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“About the head of a truly great horse
there is an air of freedom unconquerable.
\nThe eyes seem to look on heights beyond our gaze.
\nIt is the look of a spirit that can soar …
\nIt is the birthright of eagles.”<\/em>
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