Reinventing the American Thoroughbred: The Arabian Adventures of Alexander Keene Richards BadgerBooks and Riding Academy in ’63

and Riding Academy in ’63

For Readers Age 4 to 8 Years

with a cigarette pack of American Smokes laid carefully over his heart

No one had ever attempted such a journey

Cinchfoot and Blaze Face

Reinventing the American Thoroughbred: The Arabian Adventures of Alexander Keene Richards BadgerBooks and Riding Academy in ’63Author: Gary A. O'Dell Most equine authorities consider Alexander Keene Richards (18271881) one of the nineteenth centurys most significant Thoroughbred importers and breeders. Born in Georgetown, Kentucky, and orphaned as a toddler, Richards was adopted by his grandfather, from whom he inherited not only the family farm in Georgetown but also Transylvania, a cotton plantation in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana. Horses fascinated Richards from an early