Double H Farm hosted a book-signing party for the biography of show jumping owner, sponsor, and supporter Hunter Harrison on Jan. 14, 2019 in Wellington, FL. Olympic medalists such as Kent Farrington, Beezie Madden, Ian Millar, Rodrigo Pessoa, and McLain Ward, along with other show jumping stars including Canada’s own Tiffany Foster and Jonathon Millar, were in attendance.
Written by Canadian author Howard Green, “Railroader: The Unfiltered Genius and Controversy of Four-Time CEO Hunter Harrison,” describes Harrison’s rise from a railyard worker to a railroad CEO who dramatically affected two Canadian railroad companies, CN and CP, during his career. Harrison was the driving force behind CN and CP’s corporate sponsorship in the show jumping world, including at Calgary’s Spruce Meadows, which hosts the $3 million CP International each September during its ‘Masters’ tournament.
Through Double H Farm, Harrison, who died in December of 2017, also owned superstar horses like 2017 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup® Final winner HH Azur and two-time Olympic team gold medal-winning Sapphire, both ridden by Ward.
Author Green of Toronto, ON, was a broadcast journalist for 33 years and a founding anchor at Canada’s Business News Network. “Railroader” is available for purchase on Amazon at https://amzn.to/2T7SmUH.
PHOTO – The author, Howard Green, with Nancy Southern
PHOTO – Alexa and Rodrigo Pessoa, Tiffany Foster, and Kent Farrington
PHOTO – Jonathon Millar, Kelly Soleau-Millar, and Ian Millar
PHOTO – Spruce Meadows founder, Marg Southern with Hunter’s wife, Jeannie Harrison
ALL PHOTO CREDITS – Jump Media