[SOLVED] A wild horse (red I believe) and a boy that tames him and races him [s]

[Parley]

I read the book in the mid 90's. I remember a boy finding a {red} horse in a field and they became friends. The horse was fast and the boy trains him to race. (view spoiler)[He only races the horse once and then they return to the wild. (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Is it one of Walter Farley's books?

[Parley]

I don't think so. It has a fantasy "feel" to it. Geez, I wish I could remember it. I want my kids to enjoy it. :(

[bookel]

No idea of content.
Red Horse Hill
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Was it British, American?

The Red Pony by John Steinbeck? Not sure if that matches...

[Kelly]

Sounds like Flame the Island Stallion, but that is a Walter Farley book. Check it out anyway, could be it.

[Kirstin]

It's been awhile since I've read it so I only vaguely remember the plot but maybe Blood Red Horse by K. M. Grant. It takes place during the Crusades.

[Parley]

Kelly,
I think this is it. The Island Stallion Races by Walter Farley. My local library doesn't have it, so I may have to just buy it. Seeing now that it's part of a series that I never read, I may have to go back and read them all, even if they were written for a younger audience.

Thank you all.

[Michele]

Parley wrote: "Seeing now that it's part of a series that I never read, I may have to go back and read them all, even if they were written for a younger audience..."

The Walter Farley books are wonderful -- great adventures, well-drawn characters, and of course lots of horse-y details.