On 5th December 2010, me and a friend went to the Society for the Welfare of Horses and Ponies open day - http://www.swhp.co.uk/

There was a bookstall, and we were pathetically excited to find a lot of old childhood favourites - this included. We bought a whole box load and I am really looking forward to reading them all.

This series of books was written about relatives if the famous 'Black Beauty' in teh Anna Sewell classic. As a horse mad girl, I of course adored 'Black Beauty' - the Pullein Thompson sisters were also favourite authors, but I only vaguely remember even knowing that this series existed - I definitely didn't read it as a child. As an adult, I can appreciate what this book aims to do - just like Black Beauty, it highlights the juxtaposition of the cruelty or the love that a horse can experience throughout it's life. And as an adult, I was surprised by how much it made me cry. Some of the historical facts seemed a little 'off' to me, but it didn't stop my enjoyment of the story.

Well written and worth the read.

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Thank you for taking the time to visit this site and letting us know what this book has been up to since it was released into the wild. I hope you enjoy reading it, but even if it isn’t your type of thing, then I’m sure there will be someone out there who will love it. This book is now yours, so feel free to keep it. However, I would be grateful if you could leave all the stickers in place and pass it on again once you’ve finished with it – you could give it to a friend, donate it to a charity shop or just leave it lying around somewhere to be picked up again by a total stranger. If you would like to get regular updates on what the book is doing in the future, then why not join Bookcrossing too…it’s fun, friendly and free.

Thanks again and happy reading!