Rereading: SON OF THE BLACK STALLION by Walter Farley

Illustrated by Milton Menasco

The third book in the Black Stallion series takes place in Flushing, NY where Alec Ramsey and his friend retired horse trainer Henry Dailey had worked with The Black to prepare him for the match race in the first book. The second book took them to Saudi Arabia to the real owner of the horse, where Alec’s help earned him the promise of the first foal sired by The Black. In this book, the young horse arrives, already very large and muscular like his father, and full of anger and hatred for humans, other horses, and everything. Alec’s dreams of his new horse running in big races at nearby Belmont Park seem suddenly impossible as he and Henry struggle to get through Satan’s anger and earn his trust. That struggle takes up much of the book, while training for racing fills out the last third, with a big race at the end for Alec and Satan, if they can overcome the horse’s anger and fear.

Recommended.

Son of the Black Stallion by Walter Farley

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