[citation needed] He was purchased for $80 on his way to a slaughterhouse and became a champion in show jumping in the United States during the 1950s.

He arrived late, and the only remaining horses were those loaded into trucks bound for the dogfood factory.

He was photographed performing unusual feats such as jumping over other horses, and his calm disposition made him a favorite.

[5] DeLeyer kept Snowman through his retirement in 1962 until the animal was euthanized in the fall of 1974 due to complications from kidney failure at the age of twenty-six.

[2] In 2005, Snowman was made into a Breyer horse model on the Gem Twist mold, which is no longer manufactured.

[7][8] A documentary movie was made in 2016, Harry & Snowman, that features original footage of his years as an equestrian family member as well as a show ring competitor.