Kate Chenery Tweedy Signing “Secretariat’s Meadow” at AAEP Convention December 5-6

Richmond, VA  (October 21, 2010) –   Kate Chenery Tweedy, daughter of Penny Chenery (Tweedy), will be signing her new book “Secretariat’s Meadow – The Land, The Family, The Legend,” at the American  Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) annual conference  in Baltimore, MD on December 5-6, 2010.

An author and family historian, Kate Tweedy collaborated with Leeanne Meadows Ladin, a Virginia horsewoman and author of historical books,  to tell not only Secretariat’s story but the saga of an enduring piece of land in Doswell, Virginia where an “empire built on broodmares” produced an immortal son. Penny Chenery wrote the foreword to Secretariat’s Meadow   and shared over 200 exclusive photos from her private collection for the 160-page pictorial history.  The narrative is enriched by Kate’s vivid recollections of The Meadow as a child and her eyewitness account of the magic and the mayhem surrounding her mother and “Big Red” during the Triple Crown races in 1973.

Since the September release of their book, the authors have embarked on a national “Barnstorming Book Tour” that has taken Secretariat’s Meadow  from Doswell to Denver, Saratoga to Toronto, and Los Angeles to Louisville. The book has received critical acclaim from turf writers (see Book Buzz below ) and is a bestseller in its categories on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble