Pride of the Moor by Vian Smith

Pride of the Moor A Spirited Story of a Boy and a Horse
by Vian Smith

Mark, son of a poor farmer, discovers a broken down abandoned race mare and cares for her. He trains her foal to a successful steeplechaser with the help of an old  trainer and a has been jockey, despite the fact it is not his horse, and the ownership is challenged.

Hard cover book in very good condition, aged dust jacket, copyright 1962, 284 pages