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Tag: off-the-track Thoroughbreds

Young Reader Fiction Emphasizes New Lives for Horses off the Racetrack

Linda Snow McLoon’s award-winning Brookmeade Young Riders Series has earned critical praise for its emphasis on hard work and good horsemanship, as well as its authentic representation of the challenges an ambitious young equestrian can face in the world of “riding stable drama.” McLoon’s first two books in the series, CROWN PRINCE and CROWN PRINCE CHALLENGED, also […]

July 8, 2013
New Young Reader Horse Fiction Wins for Best Books Intended for Elementary and High School Grades

TSB is over-the-moon about CROWN PRINCE being named a winner at the 2013 New England Book Show in the category for books intended for readers in grades 1 through 12. Congratulations to author Linda Snow McLoon and artist Jennifer Brandon, who created the stunning cover image. Linda Snow McLoon’s first two books from her all-new […]

May 23, 2013
Pre-Release Copies of Phillip Dutton’s New Book Available at Rolex Kentucky 2013!

TSB is revving up for a weekend of special giveaways and opportunities to meet Phillip Dutton—12-time USEA Leading Rider of the Year and 5-time Olympian with 2 gold medals—at the 2013 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event April 25 through 28 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. We’re celebrating the publication of the new book […]

April 18, 2013
Check Out the “Painting Racehorse” and New Vocations Racehorse Adoption on the Today Show!

You may have seen our previous post about Metro Meteor, the “painting racehorse,” and how his exploration of his artistic side is helping to fund New Vocations Racehorse Adoption (CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY). Metro Meteor made his primetime television debut this morning as he was profiled on the Today Show (CLICK HERE TO […]

April 9, 2013
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Receives Support from the “Painting Racehorse”–Watch the TODAY SHOW on April 9th to Hear the Story!

New Vocations Racehorse Adoption was founded in 1992 to offer retiring racehorses a safe-haven, rehabilitation, and continued education through placement in experienced, caring homes. The New Vocations focus is on adoption versus retirement, believing that each horse deserves to have an individual home and purpose. Close to 4,000 retired Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds have been placed […]

March 28, 2013
TSB Author Linda Snow McLoon Talks About Her New Fiction for Young Horse Lovers, OTTBs, and Always Having Enough Carrots

Trafalgar Square Books caught up with Linda Snow McLoon, author of an all-new fiction series for young horse lovers: THE BROOKMEADE YOUNG RIDERS SERIES. Crown Prince and its follow-up, Crown Prince Challenged, star an off-the-track Thoroughbred named Crown Prince and a group of young riders who are best friends, jealous rivals, and aspiring competitors at […]

October 2, 2012
Faith, Belief, and Trust in Our Horses, However Humble Their Beginnings: PRICELESS

In October TSB will publish the first two books in a new fiction series for young horse lovers: CROWN PRINCE and CROWN PRINCE CHALLENGED. Author Linda Snow McLoon manages to accurately and authentically tap the time-tested theme of a horse-crazy young girl named Sarah who finally gets the horse of her dreams—in this case, an unruly […]

August 28, 2012