Vintage. Preowned/ good condition.  Horse Heaven by Jane Smiley.  Copyright in 2000 by Alfred A. Knopf. First edition.  Hardcover with dust jacket.  Pages 561.  Farley, a good trainer in a bad slump; Buddy a ruthless trainer who can't seem to lose even though he knows that his personal salvation depends upon it; Roberto, an apprentice jockey who has the hands but is growing too big for his dream career with every passing day; Leo the gambler and his earnest son, Jesse, who understands everything about his father's system except why it doesn't work. Elizabeth the animal communications and her best friend Joy, the mare manager at the ranch.  There the geldings Just Bob, the plain brown horse who always wins by a nose, a lovable claimer who passes from owner to owner on heart wrenching journey down from the winner's circle; and the beautiful Mr. T. , raced in France and rescued in Texas, who is discovered to have some unusual and amazing talents. There are no rips, tears or fold over of the pages.  There is normal wear on the dust jacket.