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2 All horses have some ability: Vladimir S. Littauer, Jumping the Horse (New York: Derrydale, 1931), pp. 32–41.
3 Until 1878: McShane and Tarr, Horse in the City, pp. 204–06.
4 But when a horse jumps: Littauer, Jumping the Horse, pp. 57–66.
5 The first step: William Steinkraus, Riding and Jumping (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1961), pp. 74–76.
6 One of the hardest things: Littauer, Jumping the Horse, pp. 41–50.
7 A “bad rider will disturb”: Ibid., p. 41.
8 Styles of riding have evolved: Ibid., pp. 1–13.
9 As Prince Philip: Meagher, The Gigantic Book of Horse Wisdom, p. 578.
10 Snowman?: Bonnie Cornelius Spitzmiller interview.
11 He’d decided to put his gutsiest rider: Ibid.
12 Some jumping competitions: Sprague, The National Horse Show; see pp. 45–47 for a discussion of reactions to the high jumping competitions during the early years of the National Horse Show.
Chapter 11: A Grim Business
1 Called “David Harums”: Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography, vol. 7 (New York: Appleton, 1901), p. 279.
2 As the popular newspaper columnist: John Gould, “Hoss Trading: A Lesson for Diplomats,” New York Times Magazine, Nov. 16, 1947.
3 A horse trader was skilled: McShane and Tarr, Horse in the City, pp. 19–22.
4 In 1897, the Chicago: Ibid.
5 Many Depression-era farmers: Mischka, The Percheron Horse in America, pp. 100–08.
6 “When I get him”: “Horse Showing Is a Grim Business,” Palm Beach Post, Nov. 17, 1962.
7 Out on eastern: Frankie Guadagno interview.
8 People called them: Ibid.
9 The other traders: Ibid.
10 When the U.S. Army cavalry: “FBI Rangers View G.I. Horse Trading,” New York Times, May 14, 1946.
11 Riding apparel was sold: “More Children Saddle Up Each Year Despite Cost,” New York Times, Nov. 5, 1957.
12 As Jack Frohm: “Horse Showing Is a Grim Business.”
Chapter 12: Horses, Owners, and Riders
1 Writers in horse-oriented: “Conversation Piece,” Chronicle of the Horse, Aug. 29, 1958.
2 That the amateurs: Marie C. Lafrenz, “Professional Versus Amateur,” New York Herald Tribune, Apr. 19, 1960.
3 Teenage boys collected: Dave Elliot, former student of Harry’s, phone interview.
4 The de Leyers didn’t ask: Ibid.
5 It was no surprise: “Mann Horses Pace Show,” New York Times, Sept. 5, 1957.
Chapter 13: Sinjon
1 The well-known equestrian writer: M. A. Stoneridge, A Horse of Your Own, p. 270.
2 In The Complete Book of Show Jumping: Judy Crago, “Selection, Training, and Care,” in William Steinkraus and Michael Clayton, eds., The Complete Book of Show Jumping (New York: Crown, 1975), p. 45.
3 But at Sands Point: “De Leyer, Maker of Champions, Dreams of His Greatest One,” New York Times, Mar. 7, 1965.
4 only the top twelve horses: See Richard Rust, Renegade Champion: The Unlikely Rise of Fitzrada (Lanham, Md.: Taylor Trade, 2008), pp. 139–43, for a discussion of the show schedules and elimination rounds.
5 Several of the top British: Dean McGowan, “Pat Smythe, Ace Woman Rider, Takes U.S. Officials Over Jumps,” New York Times, Nov. 5, 1957.
6 Meanwhile, back at the Garden: “65th National Horse Show to Begin an Eight-Day Run at Garden on Tuesday,” New York Times, Nov. 1, 1953.
7 The National Horse Show social rituals: Sprague, The National Horse Show, pp. 80–86.
8 “The prettiest sight”: The Philadelphia Story, film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940.
9 A New York social columnist: Russell Edwards, “National Horse Show Here Has a 76-Year History of Strange and Wondrous Things,” New York Times, Nov. 1, 1959.
10 The annual spectacle: John Rendel, “8-Day Horse Show Opens Here Today; Jumping Teams Will Parade Around the Garden Ring in Formal Ceremony,” New York Times, Nov. 5, 1957.
11 One of the greatest international: Sprague, The National Horse Show, pp. 80–86.
12 The footing was soft: Judy Schachter, personal communication.
13 The closing ceremony: “Horse Show Ends with Many Fetes,” New York Times, Nov. 13, 1957.
Chapter 14: The Circuit
1 The wealthiest Americans: Paul Fussell, Class: A Guide Through the American Status System (New York: Touchstone, 1992), p.