Diane Crump: A Horse-Racing Pioneer’s Life in the Saddle Ellen Feld Author: Annie Proulx

Author:  Annie Proulx

and Black Gold grows strong and fast under his careful hands

Lameness is the most common cause of poor performance in the horse

This book is a continuation of the research begun by the author more than a decade ago for Black

Diane Crump: A Horse-Racing Pioneer’s Life in the Saddle Ellen Feld Author: Annie ProulxAuthor Mark Shrager In 1968, a few women, mockingly labeled jockettes by a skeptical press, had begun demanding the right to apply for jockey licenses, citing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned discrimination in hiring based on race, religion, sex, or national origin. Most of their applications were rejected by racings bureaucracy, which alleged that women were unqualified to participate due to physical limitations and emotional instability.