Life In The Saddle. Adventures Of The Legendary Horseman. The Kokotunga Kid

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Michael Joseph/Penquin Books
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2017
Edition: Reprint

Description: 269 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. Alwyn (the Kokotunga Kid) Left His Outback Home At Fourteen Looking For Adventure. By The Time He Was Twenty-one He Was A National And International Rodeo Champion.

Publishers Description: 'It doesn't matter if there are four thousand people watching or just four – you're a horseman, roughrider, entertainer. At that moment, rodeo has you bitten and it doesn't let you go. You just want another ride. I remember them all and how it all started.' Alywn Torenbeek's – the Kokotunga Kid – left his outback hometown at fourteen, looking for adventure. He took with him a bushman's spirit, an uncanny natural ability for horseriding and a determination to succeed. By the time he was 21, he was a national and international rodeo champion. When fate put an end to his roughriding career, Alwyn went on to be a stockman, drover and station manager. A devoted family man, he was encouraged to take up endurance riding by his great friend, the legendary R.M. Williams, and is still competing more than four decades later. A riveting tale of adventure, romance, tradegy and mateship. Alwyn's story is also a tribute to the outback and the characters who make it special. From Winton to Wanganui, this is the ride of a lifetime.

ISBN: 9780143786481