Churchill at the Gallop: Winston's Life in the Saddle

Churchill at the Gallop: Winston's Life in the Saddle

by Brough Scott (Author)

Synopsis

It is an often-forgotten fact that horses played an important part in Winston Churchill's life. They were his escape in childhood, his challenge in youth, his transport in war, his triumph in sport and his diversion in old age. Renowned author, broadcaster and former jockey, Brough Scott, follows in Churchill's hoofprints from galloping his pony in Blenheim Park, to topping the riding class whilst army training at Sandhurst, taking part in a famous cavalry charge in Sudan, playing polo in India, hunting foxes in Leicestershire and breeding racehorses near his home in Kent, after a minor interlude out of the saddle to tend to the historic task of winning the Second World War.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Racing Post Books
Published: 13 Oct 2017

ISBN 10: 1910497363
ISBN 13: 9781910497364

Media Reviews
A new and really valuable historical perspective on what it must have felt like to ride with Churchill, how difficult it was, and how it shaped him both physically and mentally. Allen Packwood, Director, Churchill Archives Centre
Author Bio
Brough Scott is a former professional jockey, an award-winning writer and broadcaster, and a grandson of Churchill's heroic friend Jack Seely, author of Warrior. Sir Nicholas Soames is a member of parliament and the grandson of Winston Churchill.