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The Black Stallion's Filly

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I really enjoyed reading "The Black Stallion's Filly". Of course we all knew right from the get-go that Black Minx would win the Derby; the process was fascinating. This story really centers more on Henry and Black Minx, more than Alec and the Black. Henry's solutions for curing Black Minx of her bad habits and foibles were wonderful.

Oh and BTW, in response to an earlier reviewer's query: in the first chapter of the first book it is plainly stated that the Black is "too big to be pure Arabian". Additionally, in Book #2 (The Black Stallion Returns) Abu Ishak states that Shetan (the Black) is NOT a purebred Arabian. However, even if the Black WAS a purebred Arab, the Jockey Club was still registering Arabians up though 1943 (the first book in the series was published in 1941). One more thing - at least one offspring of the Black already WON the Kentucky Derby - Satan, in the book "The Black Stallion and Satan". Just FYI.

The Black Stallion's Filly, by Walter Farley is exciting and full of suspense!
It is about the most famous race in America: The Kentucky Derby. Only a very few fillies have ever won The Kentucky Derby, but trainer Henry Dailey says Black Minx just might be up to the challenge. There is one big problem. Having been brought up as a pet, the black's first daughter resents training and will not go faster than an easy lope. How will they get her to run the race? There is only a few months until the derby; will she ever enter?
I loved reading this fictional story. I do not know the first thing about horse training, but I felt as though I were the one riding, training, and caring for that horse.
Farley shows that if you really want something, you have to be willing to work for it. It takes a lot of time, patience and perseverance to get a horse ready for the derby. I loved every minute of this book.

Henry buys the firstborn daughter of the Black named Black Minx. She has the fiery temper and his speed of her famous sire but can Henry and Alec get her to run when they want her to run and not when she wants to to win the Kentucky Derby. This is one of the best stories from Walter Farley yet. The first four are great and they just keep on getting better and better.

This is one of the Black Stallion series that I read over and over. I was fascinated by the tricks Henry, the horse trainer of Black Minx, used to get his horse to behave: these seemed very real to me, even when I was a kid, and spoke of knowledge on the part of the author. It was refreshing, too, to see a story that involved Henry more than it did Alex. Most interesting of all was learning that sometimes it takes tricks, coaxing, and training to get a horse (or person) to do what they are really born to do.

I loved this book since childhood - lost my original print and just had to have it to read again :0)

Actually, I bought it for my 15 year old horse loving daughter and she is the one who feels it is a 5 star item. She says that it has a great plot and it keeps her interest up. She has read many horse books over the years so has quite a large collection, even some original misty books from her grandma. She rates it quite highly, so I guess I would too.

For a long time while I was reading this I really didn't think that Black Minx could or would win. But, then again, I kept reading because what kind of story would make the main horse character lose. And I'm most certainly glad that she did show heart in this book, even though she was beat by Eclipse in The Black Stallion's Courage [Am I giving away something I shouldn't?].

Oh, and by the way, it's definitely worth reading.

I have read every book in the black stallion series, but this one and the Black Stallion Challenged are my all time favorites. Walter Farley writes the best fiction horse stories I have ever read.

I read all the books as a kid, now I am collecting all of the books for my own kids to read. This book is one of the best in the series. I feel that Farleys books are best when there is racing involved and the derby at the end of the book is one of the best in the series.

I love all of the Black Stallion Books and I think that Mr.Farley really wrote something that catches your attention immediatly. So read this book or you will miss out on a great adventure.