New ebook available! Shergar. Kidnapping the Wonder Horse.

Shergar, the champion racehorse disappeared into an ominous Irish fog one February night in 1983 and was never seen again.

 

The scenario was something out of a Hollywood blockbuster: The gloomy dusk of the Irish countryside, balaclava clad men, machine guns and the Ballymany Stud, the Aga Khan’s world class farm with a champion inside “protected” by just a five barred gate and a simple latch.

 

But this was no fictional movie. This was real life and as Shergar, the Epsom Derby winning Wonder Horse, the Pegasus of Ireland moved about in his stall that night, little did he know the drama that was about to erupt outside in the stable yard.

 

Shergar’s kidnapping has baffled the police and the public for over 30 years creating countless theories: Was it the American mafia, was it a man with a grudge against Shergar’s high profile owner, was it Libya’s Colonel Ghadafi, or was the IRA behind the crime to secure more money for guns? And, where is Shergar resting now?: In a bog in County Leitrim, Ireland; on a remote farm near Ballinamore, Ireland, or is he buried in the far east after breeding and creating super horses for a wealthy sheik.

 

Besides the kidnapping and the frenzy it created, this book introduces the key players, places, races, and probes the “Troubles” that plagued Ireland at the time and were a key element of this story. And while accounts vary depending on which one you read the results sadly all come out the same: Shergar walked into the fog and disappeared forever.

Based on a true story!

 

Also available is The Death of Phar Lap. The Unsolved Never Ending Mystery.

Book #1 in Cindy Crank's Unsolved Mysteries series!

 

 

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They've actually found Shergar. His body was found stuffed in full racing attire in a McFeely household. The tested the stuffed horses DNA and it was infant Shergar. I just read this but idk how long ago it was.

Hi Kaitlyn:  

If you read about this in the Waterford Whispers newspaper, you should read their disclaimer. They are a newspaper that creates spoofs on stories.  Here is a quote from their disclaimer page:  

Waterford Whispers News is a fabricated satirical newspaper and comedy website published by Waterford Whispers News.

Also if you look at the picture the horse is in cavalry tack and doesn't have Shergar's white markings anywhere.

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/disclaimer/

The last sentence in the article sort of says it all:

The horse was later removed to a secure location in the city where it is believed to be in a stable condition.

The horse in the attached photo was a Civil War horse owned by a General Sheridan.

Cheers!

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