Give a man a fish and you’ll feed him for a day but, apparently, if you give a man a horse there’s no telling what could happen!
Some would contest that Sir Patrick Hogan enjoyed the luck of the Irish after selecting a certain young stallion sight-unseen.
However, as this book recounts, the Cambridge Stud owner relied on much more than good luck in ensuring his ill-tempered Irish mount (aka Sir Tristram) would become a champion.
Give a man a fish and you’ll feed him for a day but, apparently, if you give a man a horse there’s no telling what could happen!
Some would contest that Sir Patrick Hogan enjoyed the luck of the Irish after selecting a certain young stallion sight-unseen.
However, as this book recounts, the Cambridge Stud owner relied on much more than good luck in ensuring his ill-tempered Irish mount (aka Sir Tristram) would become a champion.
Forging ahead, Sir Patrick Hogan became one of the world’s leading figures in the highly competitive bloodstock industry. Originally published in 2007, Give a Man a Horse has been updated in a new edition as this compelling tale carries on.
Dianne Haworth: Give a Man a Horse, RRP $39.99, HarperCollins NZ.
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