National Velvet
Girl trains horse
National Velvet is a 1935 novel by Enid Bagnold about a young English girl who trains a horse to win the Grand National steeplechase.
The 1944 film adaptation launched Elizabeth Taylor to stardom.
The title evokes classic coming-of-age horse stories and the bond between children and animals: She devoured National Velvet and every other horse book she could find.
- horseDomesticated riding animal
- race horseEquine track competitor
- horse racingCompetitive equine track events
- child starFamous young entertainer
- young girlFemale child, not yet adolescent
Elizabeth Taylor · Mickey Rooney · jockey · race · steeplechase · champion · England · English countryside · dream · gallop · rider · stable · training · jumping · filly · girl · coming of age · winning
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