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Sara
Jan 23, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: classics
A timeless story that should be required reading for everyone, whatever the age. When this book was written, horses were used for every kind of pleasure and work, and were part of most upper class households. Many thought of them the way we think of cars, vehicles there for our use and disposable when they no longer meet our requirements. These, however, are sentient creatures, with needs and feelings, and Sewell wrote a moving and informative piece in their behalf.

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Nancy
Feb 01, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
This is one of those books, that my horse loving friends from Junior High, were reading, but it didn't appeal to me at that age. I'm taking the time to read books I neglected to read in my younger life.

Black Beauty is told from the horses perspective. I found it very interesting. The horse had good masters, and was happy with his life, and then he had masters, who were cruel. I haven't been around a lot of horses, and I didn't know much about the gear that is used with horses. Certain practices
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