Shergar stand him at the Ballymany Stud in Ireland. He arrived in October 1981, and was paraded down the main street of Newbridge, County Kildare. Milton Toby, the writer on Thoroughbred racing and equine law, judges Shergar to have been "a national hero in Ireland. ... one of the most recognizable sports personalities—horse or human—in Ireland." In 1982—his only rutting season—Shergar covered 44 mares, from which 36 foals were produced: 17 colts and 19 fillies. Of these, three won Group races, and the most successful of his progeny was Authaal. When sold as a weanling (between six months and a year)
The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse runs into the pasture with the little girls after him. The stud horse sees them and gallops toward them aggressively. When Hank tries to get between the horse and the girls, the horse kicks him, breaking his leg. The book ends with Hank in the house, being fussed over by the girls, after having his leg set by the local veterinarian. The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse is the eighth book in the "Hank the Cowdog" series of children's novels by John R. Erickson. It is preceded by "The Curse