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"When Black Beauty was born one sweet spring day, he could not have imagined the life ahead of him. Following his mother's advice to do his work with a good will, he enjoys the adventures of country and city life, makes new friends, and suffers from the cruelty and greed of his human masters. Beauty faces each challenge with bravery and kindness -- and then a chance encounter with an old friend brings him the greatest joy of all. Anna Sewell's classic...
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From the Publisher: As a colt, Black Beauty lives happily with his mother on a farm. Then he is sold to a country gentleman whose family uses him as a riding and carriage horse. He is then passed on to other owners, some of whom are kind while others are negligent and cruel. At times he is whipped, forced to haul heavy loads, or otherwise abused. Throughout, Black Beauty desires considerate treatment, close companionship, and a permanent home. Will...
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Faithfully based on Anne Sewell's classic novel, this beloved horse story is told by its hero, the remarkable black horse, Beauty, with a white "star" on his forehead, whose joyous and heartbreaking life takes him from idyllic days on a country squire's estate to London's hard, cobblestoned streets, through decades of owners both kindly and harsh.
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National Velvet: A determined girl and boy and a spirited thoroughbred horse join forces to attain the seemingly impossible dream of winning the Grand National Steeplechase.
The Story of Seabiscuit: An Irish horse trainer and his niece come to Kentucky after her brother's death in a riding accident. While the trainer takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit and tries to convince the owner that the ungainly little horse can become a champion,...
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Screen adaptation of the classic story about a little girl and a horse.
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Set in New Zealand's rugged wilderness, where Jenny and her headstrong stepdaughter Vicki have moved to start a new life. Into their lives gallops a magnificant wild horse, with whom Vicki instantly falls in love and names Black Beauty. Together, Jenny and Vicki face many challenges as they struggle to become a close-knit family. Vicki gradually earns Beauty's trust, and Jenny struggles to be accepted by the locals as a woman veterinarian.
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Set in New Zealand's rugged wilderness 20 years after The Adventures of Black Beauty, Jenny and her headstrong stepdaughter Vicki have moved to start a new life. Into their lives gallops a magnificant wild horse, with whom Vicki instantly falls in love and names Black Beauty. Together, Jenny and Vicki face many challenges as they struggle to become a close-knit family. Vicki gradually earns Beauty's trust, and Jenny struggles to be accepted by the...
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A horse in 19th century England recounts his experiences with good and bad masters.
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Polly and Bertie must rescue Black Beauty after he is stolen by an evil stable hand and taken to work in the coal mines.
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Shipwrecked on the wild Australian coast, 13-year-old Bella and the magnificent horse find shelter with a country doctor and his family. While Bella struggles with amnesia, she joins her new friends on a search for stolen treasure, but a pair of thieves have other plans for the mysterious bounty.
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A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
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Black Beauty is a pure black, thoroughbred horse. In the late 19th century rural England, he is adopted into the household of James Gordon, a local doctor and widower. Black Beauty is befriended by the doctor's children, Vicky and Kevin. The children get involved in adventures that brings them into contact with all sorts of colourful characters and villians. You can always be assured, however, that Beauty is on hand to help save the day.
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