Clancy, the Clumsy Clydesdale
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Clancy hardly knew his mother. He had been sold just after he was born to Mr. Pennypickle, who bred racehorses. Now Clancy was not by any means a racehorse, but he didn’t know that. Clancy hardly knew his mother. His parents had been fine, strong farm horses, who pulled the farmer’s plow and his grandparents were famous as the big Clydesdale horses who pulled the wagons of beer and ale around to the pubs years ago.
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Clancy is a shaggy, clumsy Clydesdale who has huge, hairy hooves. One day when he finds himself in a pasture of sleek racehorses and their colts, he decides to try to make friends.
As he gallops unsteadily across the pasture toward the horses, Clancy is dismayed when they run away from him. Sadly, he cannot understand why he is not like the others and only wants to feel like he belongs. After he trips over his hooves and they make fun of him, he begins to cry and decides to stay away from the racehorses. But it is not until a storm rolls in and causes a dangerous situation that Clancy is finally able to show all the other horses just how special he is.
In this entertaining tale, a big, clumsy Clydesdale who has a hard time fitting in becomes a hero and saves the day for an entire farm of racehorses.
About the Author
Melaine Young is an artist and animal lover who paints in oil, watercolor, and pastel. Now that her children are grown, she enjoys creating stories to entertain her grandchildren. Melaine resides with her husband in Durham, North Carolina. This is her third children’s book.