In the aftermath of World War II, a Dutch immigrant named Harry deLeyer arrived in the United States and formed a life-changing bond with an amputated Amish plow horse that he had rescued from a slaughter truck headed for the glue factory. Snowman is the horse that Harry purchased for eighty dollars and named after himself. They went on to win the triple crown of show jumping in less than two years, defeating the nation's blue bloods in the process. They were well-known and toured the world with their horse, Snowman. When they happened to run into each other at a horse sale in Pennsylvania, it saved their lives and helped them form a bond that has endured to the present day. As he continues to train on the show jumping circuit today, Harry, who is 86 years old, narrates their Cinderella love story personally.
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In the aftermath of World War II, a Dutch immigrant named Harry deLeyer arrived in the United States and formed a life-changing bond with an amputated Amish plow horse that he had rescued from a slaughter truck headed for the glue factory. Snowman is the horse that Harry purchased for eighty dollars and named after himself. They went on to win the triple crown of show jumping in less than two years, defeating the nation's blue bloods in the process. They were well-known and toured the world with their horse, Snowman. When they happened to run into each other at a horse sale in Pennsylvania, it saved their lives and helped them form a bond that has endured to the present day. As he continues to train on the show jumping circuit today, Harry, who is 86 years old, narrates their Cinderella love story personally.
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