num_pages: 144
description: While waiting for a delayed airplane, old Henry Dailey, the Black's trainer, tells young Alec Ramsay a story of his own youth, travelling with his brother, Bill. Bill Dailey's talent as a horse-whisperer was unmatched in the days before the automobile and young Henry tells of an unscrupulous con-man who mistreats horses into behaving temporarily. Bill is determined to show that the man is a fraud, but can he unmask the con without getting hurt?Walter Farley experimented with many genres of writing and here, in his only foray into historical fiction, he weaves a fascinating tale of life when horses were the primary means of transportation.
language: English
title: The Horse-Tamer
titlecomplete: The Horse-Tamer (The Black Stallion, #14)
genres: Fiction, Animals, Horses, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Chapter Books, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 1671
series: The Black Stallion
publisher: Yearling