North Atlanta Equestrian Horse Lovers Book Club
The Horse with the Flying Tail:
Nautical, the Palomino Show Jumping Champion
Compiled by Denise G. Masters, © 2015
The reading materials for this session are available online. It is best to read them in order. Make notes and record your thoughts and observations as you read. Some of the information is repeated but each article or link has something a little different to show you. Approach this list as a set of puzzle pieces that, after you have finished with them, will give you a better understanding of the horse Nautical, his rider Hugh Wiley, and the world of elite horse shows in 1950s.
Here are links to the sources:
1. “The Horse With the Flying Tail,” Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Horse_with_the_Flying_Tail
2. “The Horse With the Flying Tail,” Disney Wiki
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/The_Horse_with_the_Flying_Tail
3. “Nautical, the Horse With the Flying Tail,” Horse Country Chic, April 15, 2013
http://horsecountrychic.blogspot.com/2013/04/nautical-horse-with-flying-tail.html
4. “Secret History: The Fascinating Story of a Palomino Show Jumper with a Golden Career,” Noelle Maxwell, Horse Nation, June 2, 2014
http://www.horsenation.com/2014/07/02/secret-history-the-fascinating-story-of-nautical-a-palimino-show-jumper-with-a-golden-career/
5. Producers plan television tribute commemorating famous victory by U.S. Equestrian Team star Hugh Wiley and "Horse with the Flying Tail", equiworld.net
http://www.equiworld.net/1201/sportsquest.htm
6. Bert de Nemethy’s First Core U.S. Show Jumping Team 1957-1960, equestriancoach.com [video]
http://www.equestriancoach.com/content/bert-de-nemethys-first-core-us-show-jumping-team-1957-1960
7. The USET in 1958, www.pinterest.com
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/424182858627178037/
8. Olympic Games Equestrian Team Members Riding for the USA, www.uset.org
https://www.uset.org/olympicteams.pdf
9. Hugh Wiley, Olympics Sports Statistics, sportsreference.com
http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/hugh-wiley-1.html
10. “The year's most lavish show brings red carpets, record jumpers and a "Doc" from Illinois to the TORONTO SHOWCASE,” Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, December 3, 1956
http://www.si.com/vault/1956/12/03/581064/the-years-most-lavish-show-brings-red-carpets-record-jumpers-and-a-quotdocquot-from-illinois-to-the-toronto-showcase
11. “A herd of horse shows,” Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, July 15, 1957
http://www.si.com/vault/1957/07/15/602838/a-herd-of-horse-shows
12. Wiley Wins Again,” Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, December 16, 1957
http://www.si.com/vault/1957/12/16/605650/wiley-wins-again
13. Nautical & Hugh Wiley tied for third at the King George V Cup at London in 1958, www.pinterest.com
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/403916660305180867/
14. “Beauty Afoot at the Garden,” Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, November 3, 1958
http://www.si.com/vault/1958/11/03/560308/beauty-afoot-at-the-garden
15. “An Embarrassment of Ladies: They Spoiled the Plan to Pick a Pan American Squad from Top Wofford Scorers”, Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, September 29, 1958
http://www.si.com/vault/1958/09/29/568863/an-embarrassment-of-ladies
16. “Stop-and-go champion At Harrisburg”: a moody jumper shared the spotlight with international riders,” Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, November 10, 1958
http://www.si.com/vault/1958/11/10/560338/stop-and-go-champion
17. “German Cliffhanger: The Exciting West German Riders Came from Behind to Win at New York’s Nationals,” Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, November 24, 1958
http://www.si.com/vault/1958/11/24/564485/german-cliffhanger
18. “A Triumph and a Mystery: In New York the U.S. Equestrian Team Won Glory and Mexico’s Mariles Fought a New Foe,” Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, November 25, 1958
http://www.si.com/vault/1957/11/25/605264/a-triumph-and-a-mystery
19. “Roman Holiday for U.S. Riders,” Sports Illustrated, May 18, 1959
http://www.si.com/vault/1959/05/18/603982/roman-holiday-for-us-riders
20. “Three girls for the Grand Prix: They can muster only 59 years among them, but in the exacting field of dressage they are the newest medal-hunters for the U.S. at the Pan American Games,” Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, August 10, 1959
http://www.si.com/vault/1959/08/10/609946/three-girls-for-the-grand-prix
21. Kathy Kusner, Olympics Sports Statistics, sportsreference.com
http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/kathy-kusner-1.html
22. “Kathy Kusner and Three Thoroughbreds Challenged Tradition,” Molly Sorge, The Chronicle of the Horse, February 19, 2010.
http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/kathy-kusner-and-three-thoroughbreds-challenged-tradition
23. Women’s History Month: Mary Mairs Chapot,” Meghan Blackburn, The Chronicle of the Horse, March 16, 2011.
http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/womens-history-month-mary-mairs-chapot
24. “Event and discoveries of the week,” Sports Illustrated, May 9, 1960
http://www.si.com/vault/1960/05/09/589857/events-and-discoveries-of-the-week
25. Breyer Nautical “Horse with the Flying Tail”
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/breyer-nautical-horse-with-the-flying-tail-disney *Note: There were 750 of these made not 75.
26. Joe Fargis Showjumping Clinic, Horsemen’s Yankee Pedlar, May 2006
http://www.bluetoad.com/display_article.php?id=148227
27. “New Hall of Fame Showjumping Inductees Announced,” Chronicle of the Horse, March 21 2013
http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/new-show-jumping-hall-fame-inductees-announced
The Horse with the Flying Tail:
Nautical, the Palomino Show Jumping Champion
Compiled by Denise G. Masters, © 2015
The reading materials for this session are available online. It is best to read them in order. Make notes and record your thoughts and observations as you read. Some of the information is repeated but each article or link has something a little different to show you. Approach this list as a set of puzzle pieces that, after you have finished with them, will give you a better understanding of the horse Nautical, his rider Hugh Wiley, and the world of elite horse shows in 1950s.
Here are links to the sources:
1. “The Horse With the Flying Tail,” Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Horse_with_the_Flying_Tail
2. “The Horse With the Flying Tail,” Disney Wiki
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/The_Horse_with_the_Flying_Tail
3. “Nautical, the Horse With the Flying Tail,” Horse Country Chic, April 15, 2013
http://horsecountrychic.blogspot.com/2013/04/nautical-horse-with-flying-tail.html
4. “Secret History: The Fascinating Story of a Palomino Show Jumper with a Golden Career,” Noelle Maxwell, Horse Nation, June 2, 2014
http://www.horsenation.com/2014/07/02/secret-history-the-fascinating-story-of-nautical-a-palimino-show-jumper-with-a-golden-career/
5. Producers plan television tribute commemorating famous victory by U.S. Equestrian Team star Hugh Wiley and "Horse with the Flying Tail", equiworld.net
http://www.equiworld.net/1201/sportsquest.htm
6. Bert de Nemethy’s First Core U.S. Show Jumping Team 1957-1960, equestriancoach.com [video]
http://www.equestriancoach.com/content/bert-de-nemethys-first-core-us-show-jumping-team-1957-1960
7. The USET in 1958, www.pinterest.com
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/424182858627178037/
8. Olympic Games Equestrian Team Members Riding for the USA, www.uset.org
https://www.uset.org/olympicteams.pdf
9. Hugh Wiley, Olympics Sports Statistics, sportsreference.com
http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/hugh-wiley-1.html
10. “The year's most lavish show brings red carpets, record jumpers and a "Doc" from Illinois to the TORONTO SHOWCASE,” Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, December 3, 1956
http://www.si.com/vault/1956/12/03/581064/the-years-most-lavish-show-brings-red-carpets-record-jumpers-and-a-quotdocquot-from-illinois-to-the-toronto-showcase
11. “A herd of horse shows,” Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, July 15, 1957
http://www.si.com/vault/1957/07/15/602838/a-herd-of-horse-shows
12. Wiley Wins Again,” Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, December 16, 1957
http://www.si.com/vault/1957/12/16/605650/wiley-wins-again
13. Nautical & Hugh Wiley tied for third at the King George V Cup at London in 1958, www.pinterest.com
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/403916660305180867/
14. “Beauty Afoot at the Garden,” Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, November 3, 1958
http://www.si.com/vault/1958/11/03/560308/beauty-afoot-at-the-garden
15. “An Embarrassment of Ladies: They Spoiled the Plan to Pick a Pan American Squad from Top Wofford Scorers”, Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, September 29, 1958
http://www.si.com/vault/1958/09/29/568863/an-embarrassment-of-ladies
16. “Stop-and-go champion At Harrisburg”: a moody jumper shared the spotlight with international riders,” Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, November 10, 1958
http://www.si.com/vault/1958/11/10/560338/stop-and-go-champion
17. “German Cliffhanger: The Exciting West German Riders Came from Behind to Win at New York’s Nationals,” Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, November 24, 1958
http://www.si.com/vault/1958/11/24/564485/german-cliffhanger
18. “A Triumph and a Mystery: In New York the U.S. Equestrian Team Won Glory and Mexico’s Mariles Fought a New Foe,” Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, November 25, 1958
http://www.si.com/vault/1957/11/25/605264/a-triumph-and-a-mystery
19. “Roman Holiday for U.S. Riders,” Sports Illustrated, May 18, 1959
http://www.si.com/vault/1959/05/18/603982/roman-holiday-for-us-riders
20. “Three girls for the Grand Prix: They can muster only 59 years among them, but in the exacting field of dressage they are the newest medal-hunters for the U.S. at the Pan American Games,” Alice Higgins, Sports Illustrated, August 10, 1959
http://www.si.com/vault/1959/08/10/609946/three-girls-for-the-grand-prix
21. Kathy Kusner, Olympics Sports Statistics, sportsreference.com
http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/kathy-kusner-1.html
22. “Kathy Kusner and Three Thoroughbreds Challenged Tradition,” Molly Sorge, The Chronicle of the Horse, February 19, 2010.
http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/kathy-kusner-and-three-thoroughbreds-challenged-tradition
23. Women’s History Month: Mary Mairs Chapot,” Meghan Blackburn, The Chronicle of the Horse, March 16, 2011.
http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/womens-history-month-mary-mairs-chapot
24. “Event and discoveries of the week,” Sports Illustrated, May 9, 1960
http://www.si.com/vault/1960/05/09/589857/events-and-discoveries-of-the-week
25. Breyer Nautical “Horse with the Flying Tail”
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/breyer-nautical-horse-with-the-flying-tail-disney *Note: There were 750 of these made not 75.
26. Joe Fargis Showjumping Clinic, Horsemen’s Yankee Pedlar, May 2006
http://www.bluetoad.com/display_article.php?id=148227
27. “New Hall of Fame Showjumping Inductees Announced,” Chronicle of the Horse, March 21 2013
http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/new-show-jumping-hall-fame-inductees-announced
