Of Men, Women and Horses

About the Book

Of Men, Women and Horses is a collection of stories about one of history’s most enduring relationships; those of men, women and, the most noble of animals, horses. The collection includes the touching and inspiring true stories of Rosa Bonheur and The Horse Fair (1853); Capt. Myles Keogh and Comanche (1876); Anna Sewell and Black Beauty (1877); Richard Stone Reeves and War Admiral (1937); Jacqueline Bouvier (Kennedy) and Danseuse (1940); Lt. Ed Ramsey and Bryn Awryn (1942); Gen. George S. Patton and the Lipizzaners (1945); Marguerite Henry and Misty of Chincoteague (1947); Sir Winston S. Churchill and Colonist II (1949); Dick Francis and Devon Loch (1956); Sir Alfred J. Munnings: An Artist’s Life (1959), and the champion Thoroughbred race horses Exterminator (1918), Black Gold (1924), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), and Assault (1946).

About the Author

The author was raised in New York City. Fred attended Queens College of the City University of New York and New York University. The author has written extensively about horses. His work has appeared in The Chronicle of the Horse, The Backstretch, Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, Horses in Art, Equestrian, 2005 Preakness Souvenir Magazine, ARMY, The Cavalry Journal, Finest Hour, the official journal of the Churchill Centre and Societies, and other publications. His non-fiction book on baseball titled The ’27 Yankees was published by Xlibris in 2005. He and his wife Eileen live in Maryland. They have two children, Brian and Debra.