Ruth Kipnis

Lane's End Ruth Kipnis

A young couple marry after meeting at a Naval Academy graduation during the Vietnam War. She is disowned by her wealthy family who find the young naval officer unacceptable.

After two years together he is being sent overseas. Not wanting to leave his pregnant wife alone he accompanies her to his grandfather's thoroughbred breeding farm in Virginia where she is to remain while he is on overseas duty.

With her husband killed in the war she and her son are watched over by the grandfather and the mysterious Texan who manages the farm.

The Breeding, training and racing of thoroughbred horses is woven into the storyline.

About the Author: My association with horses started in my youth and has continued throughout my life.
With my husband I owned and operated K. K. Farm in Woodside, California where we bred yearlings for the select sales. Later owning and managing Portola Valley Thoroughbred Training Center on 65 acres of Stanford University land. We broke and trained yearlings, Swam horses in our 40 foot diameter pool and handled lay-ups and horses recovering from surgery. Housing between 125 and 150 head of Thoroughbreds in various stages of training.

keywords: Race Horse, Horse, Horse Farm, Romance, Love, Vietnam, Thoroughbred, Virginia,