Stutz Birgit and Scanlan Lawrence (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 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.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good ++. First Thus. SUBTITLED : ` A Miracle on Mount Renshaw '. In September 2008, Frank Mackay of Edmonton, Alberta got bogged down with two of his pack-horses in the Robson Valley in British Columbia near Valemount. The two horses eventually acquired new names - Reggae and Renshaw - and became a national news story. Stutz lives in the valley and Scanlan is a prolific writer of Canadian horse literature. Learn more about : impact colic, the warming cabin, SPCA, cold-snap, hay flakes, Glen Stanley, volunteers, and an Arctic Cat 800. B/W photos assist text. Cond : Paper wrapper is grey with red lettering. Front cover (colour) photo is of Reggae and Renshaw. Volume is tight, bright, square, and clean. No evident wear or soiling. Neither names, nor marks. No tears, no creases. Giftable ! Quote (p. 92) : ' ._._. the ice in his mane made her think of beads. Tim then came up with Reggae, which Monika liked better. The Browns called the mare - what else - Renshaw. So Reggae and Renshaw they became." Size: 12mo. B/W Photographs (illustrator).…