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The Wild One (Phantom Stallion)

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When 13 year old Sam returns home she returns to the mustangs she loves and her family and friends. When she returns she finds her friend Jake has become a cowboy. No one has even had a glance at Sam's colt Blakie. But when Sam see's a wild mustang is it the phanton or Blackie or could it be both. While Sam is trying to stop Linc Sollom from trying to adopting Blackie. it seems the phantom has other things on his mind.

i loved this book it was so thrilling and Terri farley makes this book sound like I'm actually in it I can't wait to read the next one!

This book was made for the horse-lovers! I have recently read Heartland, Chestnut Hill, BLack Stallion, Saddle Club, and Pony Pals, and I really do think this is the best series out of those. I have only read the first book, but I already recommend the others because I know that if they are anything close to the first book, they will be AWESOME!! Terri Farley has a wonderful gift of writing, and I hope that I can write stories like her! I think lots of people would love this book, even if they aren't horse-lovers. But that is my opinion. I cannot wait to get my hands on the next book!! The Wild One is one of the best books I have ever read! :-D

Leah

I have loved horses my whole life and when I can't be around my own horse, I thoroughly enjoy reading horse books. When I first started reading this book, I thought it would be just another series, just like all the others. Boy was I wrong! I found that Ms. Farley's first book in this series to be exciting, emotional and gripping from start to finish. Terri Farley is an excellent author who knows just what to write to keep the reader's attention. I found that I was able to relate to the bond shared between Sam, the main character of the book, and her horse, the legendary "Phantom". The book was full of surprises and had an extremely well-thought-out plot and storyline. I would strongly recommend this book for young teens such as myself, and even for horse-crazy adult readers. It would also make a great holiday gift for the horse lover in your family.

I've read three of Mrs. Farley's other books, and this one is the best. We went to see the wild horses in Nevada last year, and The Wild One really shows what it's like there. Sam is smart and tough but she's not good at math (like me!), and I learned alot about mustangs reading this book. There are so many surprises in the story. My friends and I were all glad when we found out there would be more Phantom Stallion books.

I really liked this book! Terri did an awsome job on this series!
Samantha (sam) forster has come home after a long two years in San Francisco. Because of a riding accident, everyone is very (overly) protective of her, espesially her pal Jake Ely. Jake (as well as various other people) blames himself for her accident because he was riding with her when it happened.
Then a wild horse called the Phantom comes to her in the middle of the night, not just once either. Sam beleives it is her colt Blackie (Zanzibar) grown up, and wild.
A nearby rancher (Slocum) wants the Phantom for himself, so he hires a cowboy (Flick) to work for the BLM and capture him.
The Phantom is caught and Sam saves him from Slocum (with the help of her buddy Jake) and from captivity, leading him too freedom on her cow pony Ace.
This is a wonderful book and I recomend it to anyone. Even if you don't like horses

I have read the first thirteen of the Phantom Stallion series, and The Wild One is one of my favorites. Like all the Phantom Stallion books, a lot of different story lines are presented throughout the book. You get to know not only the human characters, but also the horses, each of which have their own personality as well. I highly recommend the Phantom Stallion series for any horse lover!

This book (along with all the other books) are a wonderful addition to anyone's bookshelf! Lots of excitement, great plot, and wonderful stories!

Never in all my years have I read a book this good. Well, thats not true...The tenth book, Red Feather Filly, is the best book ever written. Ever. Many of you are laughing at me. Go ahead. You'll laugh plenty more when you read this book. You'll laugh, you'll worry, and if you have any sense you'll love it.

I had actually read several of the other books in the series before I was able to find this one, and when I read it I knew a lot of what had happened but I loved it anyway! It starts out with Sam coming home from San Fanscico where she been staying with her aunt after a bad accident. She sees this beautiful silver stallion with some of the mustangs around her ranch, and she realizes it is the beautiful black colt she had raised, "Blackie" All grown up.
This story has a lot of adventure and I love it. It's defintely one of my favorites!

I think that the Phantom Stallion series is a good one, with lots of interesting look at actual horse behavior in some cases. However, there is some definate unrealistic qualities. For example, that the Blackie/Zanzibar is only supposed to be 4, but has a huge herd and in later books he has a son(s) trying to get mares. In real life, stallions very rarely have mares before the age of five, most don't even try until that time. Having a 4-year-old stud with lots of mares and grown offspring is far from realistic, not to mention that most horses born domestically would probably not be able to get a herd from wild-born stallions. Also, there is too much talk about the mustangs, particularly the Phantom looking "like perfect Arabians". Arabians are beautiful, but I think this is unfair to mustangs, which are also beautiful. This book, and many others like it, seem to think a horse can only be beautiful if it can pass for an Arabian! Even Zanzibar's QH mother ends up looking Arabic! Again, this is unfair, mustangs can be extremely beautiful, but I have never yet seen or heard of a real one that could pass for an Arabian as described in this book. Again, Arabs are gorgeous, but they are not only beautiful breed in the world and I think books should be more honest to the breed they are protraying and show their wonderful qualities. My only other complaint is that Mrs.Farley tends to "forget" things in other books, like horses that were very important in other books are suddenly gone in the next one, though sometimes they show up in later books. Example: the little mustang foal, Faith. She was so important and Samantha promised to help with her, but in next books and all of them after that, she is very rarely mentioned, but Sam never goes to see her, helps out the owner, etc. She just seems to forget about her after that one book. Not very realistic in my book. The same thing with some of the people, such as Callie, who adopted Queen. She was great in the one book and she and Sam were friends, but after that, once in a while she is mentioned, but never as a friend or even see again! However, other than my complaints, I do enjoy the books and have read all of the series and am looking forward to the next book coming:) A good series, but I feel that the author should be more fair and realistic to breeds and horses' ages, and should not just leave out interesting or important characters after one books. Otherwise, a very excellent read.