The Man Who Educated A Horse (A Pioneer in Humane Education)
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The word "beautiful" is an expression in our Society today which is commonly used and has a significant sentiment. People in their daily walks of life often use colloquial expressions such as: "Beautiful?" "Hi, Beautiful?" "Ain't it, Beautiful?", and "Well, beautiful, I will see you tomorrow."
The word "beautiful" has been used in this historical story to enable readers to appreciate a true account of a great man and the remarkable horse that he loved and trained.
Dr. Key's famous horse was promoted and advertised on his road tours as BEAUTIFUL JIM KEY because of his physical appearance and conformation.
Beautiful and color blind to prejudice are qualities which are highly desirable and pertinent to mankind around the world today. Though his trainer was subjected to the stigma of slavery and prejudice, his beloved horse was beautiful and color blind.
The book also describes the philosophy of a man who could speak and a horse who lacked only the gift of speech. They were TWO 'keys' in the saga of history.
The only question that might be asked is why this famous amazing-intelligent EQUINE MILLIONAIRE KING and his brilliant ex-slave teacher have been overlooked and excluded from reference books, equine literature, and psychical research for over a long period.
Dr. William Key and his extraordinary horse made an outstanding contribution in the fields of animal and humane education. These famous characters should have indeed been recognized and recorded in the archives of world history.
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The book tells about the amazing life of Dr. William Key, an ex-slave, (1833-1909), a native of Winchester, Tennessee; how he acquired the name, Dr; his many wives, gambling ability, and how he came to train a shank legged colt to become known as The Celebrated Arabian- Hambletonian Educated Horse, Beautiful Jim Key (1889-1912), The Equine Millionaire. The Greatest Crowd Drawer In America.
Many historical pictures, testimonials, credentials, and letters written to Dr. Key about his phenomenal horse are mentioned throughout the book. The Equine King In Animal Education, performed from (1897-1906). How Dr. Key taught and trained his horse, the methods used for such a task, are detailed in the book.
Beautiful Jim Key, The Educated Horse, died in 1912, and was buried in Shelbyville, Tennessee.
About the Author
Essie Mott Lee was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and spent her childhood years in Nashville, Tennessee, where she attended public school. She received her B.S. in business education from Tennessee State University and her M.A. in the same subject from Columbia University. She taught at Southern University, Texas Southern University, and Tennessee State University, and later taught in the Business Education Department of Gavit Jr.-Sr. High School in Hammond, Indiana. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee.
She was a lover of animals, especially cats. The author's dream was to help keep alive the memory of Dr. William Key, an ex-slave, and his unbelievable accomplishments for a man who lived on this earth over a hundred years ago, and especially to keep the younger generation informed of his achievements in humane education.
During Mrs. Lee's illness, she resided in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, with her sister, Annie Mott Whitman, until her departure from this life, November 20, 1998.
She is buried in Willowmount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Tennessee, where, ironically, the man she wrote about is also buried.