Renegade champion
Subtitle: the unlikely rise of Fitzrada
By: Richard R. Rust.
Publisher: Taylor Trade Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9781589793798
Subjects: Pohl, Jane, -- d. 2001; Fitzrada (Horse); Show jumpers (Horses) -- United States -- Biography; Show jumpers (Persons) -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: ""If you buy that horse, you're buying your daughter's death warrant," Jane Pohl's father was warned at the army barracks in the spring of 1941. But the potential that his teenage daughter Jane saw in the small, temperamental Thoroughbred was enough to convince him otherwise."

"Earlier that year, when Fitzrada arrived at the army base where Jane's family lived, the horse was stubborn, unpredictable, and dangerous. Any man who dared saddle him up soon found himself face down in the dirt. Jane, excited to ride any horse and up for the challenge, had the most success with Fitz. She was patient and consistent, and the horse responded well at last, showing a great affinity for jumping. Then, inexplicably, a terrible riding accident resulted in serious injuries for both Jane and Fitz, and the army decided that it was time to destroy the horse. Heartbroken, Jane pleaded with her reluctant father: the only way to save Fitz was to buy him from the army."

"Jane Pohl's foresight proved to be correct. Jane and Fitz went on to take the Virginia show jumping circuit by storm, winning 37 jumper and 6 hunter championships. At a time when women were rarely seen in jumping classes at horse shows and were not taken seriously by male competitors, Jane and Fitz helped to break down barriers against women riders competing in the Olympics. In 1946, Jane and Fitz found themselves at the Jumper Championship at the prestigious National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden - the highest jumping title in North America. The road there for horse and rider was a five-year test of faith, patience, and understanding friendship."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Jump-off in the big league; title: Independent to the end; title: A good horse turns outlaw; title: Learning from cavalry sergeants; title: A death sentence from Jane; title: Lost in transit; title: Drowning in quicksand; title: Honeysuckle to skyscrapers : Fitz's debut; title: Against all odds : the 1946 national; title: The 'young girls' take on the pros; title: Horse sense deserts Jane; title: In the spotlight; title: Shotgun wedding; title: The way out; title: From the garden to the pasture; title: Sowing seeds; title: An empty stall; title: The investigation; title: Last class; title: The next great adventure.