The Rescue of Belle and Sundance
One Town's Incredible Race to Save Two Abandoned Horses
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Pets, Horses, Home & Garden, Nature
| Author: | Birgit Stutz, Lawrence Scanlan | ISBN: | 9780306821011 |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books | Publication: | March 6, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Da Capo Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Birgit Stutz, Lawrence Scanlan |
| ISBN: | 9780306821011 |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books |
| Publication: | March 6, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Da Capo Press |
| Language: | English |
In December 2008, snowmobilers spot two abandoned horses high in the Canadian Rockies. Starving and frostbitten, the horses have trampled the ten-foot-deep snow into a narrow white prison. Those who reach them bring hay but also a gun, in case the horses are too far gone. A glint of life in the horses’ eyes earns them the hay.
The harrowing yet inspiring story of their near impossible rescue--involving the volunteer efforts of an entire village, first the excavation of a trench six feet deep and over 3280 feet long, and then a nearly 20 mile descent at negative 40 degrees--is sure to be read in one breathless sitting.
In December 2008, snowmobilers spot two abandoned horses high in the Canadian Rockies. Starving and frostbitten, the horses have trampled the ten-foot-deep snow into a narrow white prison. Those who reach them bring hay but also a gun, in case the horses are too far gone. A glint of life in the horses’ eyes earns them the hay.
The harrowing yet inspiring story of their near impossible rescue--involving the volunteer efforts of an entire village, first the excavation of a trench six feet deep and over 3280 feet long, and then a nearly 20 mile descent at negative 40 degrees--is sure to be read in one breathless sitting.
