Shergar quickly'"; another shareholder, Lord Derby, disagreed and said "if ransom money is paid for this horse, then there is a danger of other horses being kidnapped in the years to come – and that simply cannot be tolerated". The first phone call from the thieves was on the night Shergar was stolen; Fitzgerald was not back at Ballymany by that time, and had not had the chance to tell the news of the theft to anyone. The call was to Jeremy Maxwell, a horse trainer based in Northern Ireland. The caller demanded £40,000, although this figure was later raised to
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