The Island Stallion

Walter Farley

Sep 2011 · Sold by Yearling

About this ebook

When Steve Duncan is asked to go on an archeological search on a remote Caribbean island, he never imagines the stallion he will find there. But the giant horse is unapproachable, showing nothing but fear and fury towards people. When the stallion gets caught in quicksand, can Steve get close enough to save the wild horse?

Ratings and reviews

A wonderful story for children, boys and girls alike, but a fairy tale with some almost dangerous misinformation. Wild horse bands are always led by a mare, who controls the movements of the other mares. A stallion is present for breeding and for protection. When another stallion comes against him, he will fight for his mares but those fights almost never, except by very rare accident, end in death. The Piebald and Flame fight ends as real horse fights end, with one running away. Farley doesn't really know a lot about horses, like Burroughs didn't really know much about Africa, and got everything wrong, but still created thrilling and unforgettable Tarzan books. Farley makes the females passive and obedient in his books, females of all kinds, and this makes it a great boy's book, but it sends some messages that are not very educational. Girls who read it will adore the horses but might note as the years go by that they have no place in Farley's imaginary worlds.

I love this series

Exciting tender bond between the horse and child

About the author

Walter Farley's first book, The Black Stallion, was an instant hit when it appeared in 1941. Mr. Farley went on to write thirty-three other enormously popular books about the Black Stallion and other horses which were published in more than twenty countries. He died in 1989, shortly before the publication of his last novel, The Young Black Stallion, written with his son Steven.