Alec Ramsay is back in this adventure with his 17 hand high Arabian stallion, the Black. On a break between racing campaigns, Alec and the Black are housed on a stud farm passing time whilst the Black’s trainer Henry is dealing with business elsewhere.
Whilst out on a ride to exercise his horse, Alec finds himself drawn to the Everglades, a haunting and unusual swampland. As he feels the pull to explore further, he is amazed to come across another horse and rider. What’s more amazing is the circus act that is being performed by the grey mare with a rider who is using no saddle, bridle or other equipment.
Alec is drawn into the performance and finds himself heading back with the Captain and his mare to have lunch at a nearby house in the unusual swamp. As time passes, Alec finds that although he increasingly wants to escape the company of this scary and unusual man, he is unable to leave the premises when a storm hits. Forced to stay for the evening, Alec is dismayed to find himself caught up in the Captain’s superstitious stories and overactive imagination.
As events unfold, the Black ends up loose in the Everglades and Alec must use his commonsense and determination to find and rescue his horse, get away from the dangerous Captain and make his way out of the scary swamp. The Black Stallion’s Ghost is a haunting tale that cleverly depicts how one can get carried away with superstitions.
Author – Walter Farley
http://theblackstallion.com/web/author/
Fiction – children
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“All equestrians, if they last long enough, learn that riding in whatever form is a lifelong sport and art, an endeavor that is both familiar and new every time you take the horse out of his stall or pasture.” – Jane Smiley
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