Yes, they’re finally available, the entire series as ebooks!
We’ve added a new section in the Gift Shop for your shopping convenience.
Here they all are on Kindle – other formats as we get them.
Enjoy on your tablet and share with a friend or take them with you on your phone for those long plane rides. You can keep the whole collection on file and still have plenty of room for your own stories (or homework :)
Thanks for reading … and writing!
tim farley
A few months ago we started to make some changes to the Black Stallion Literacy Project which I co-founded with our old family friend Mark Miller, owner of Arabian Nights in Orlando Florida.
After the remarkable success of the literacy program over the last 11 years (and over a million books given away) we wanted to expand what we offer to students beyond “The Black Stallion” series. After much debate we decided the literacy program needed a new name of its very own, something about ALL horses and ALL stories, so we chose;
HORSE TALES LITERACY PROJECT
(www.HorseTales.org)
The Black Stallion will hopefully always be a cornerstone of the program, but for us to have the resources to expand and include all grades, K-12, we need to be able to choose from the incredible wealth of equestrian literature available. From Misty to Smoky and Pegasus to Sea Biscuit there is a mountain of great books from all over the world!
What we want to know is;
What classic stories have made a difference to you? What have you read that you will never forget? Your opinions matter so … what do want to read next – or what story do you think everyone else really needs to read?
They have to be HORSE stories but beyond that your imagination is the limit.
Please write and let us know what you think!
Here’s a few of my choices;
Tim Farley Recommends;
Books for Horse Tales Literacy Project
Pre – school
DK Horses
My Pony
First Grade
Little Black, a Pony
Little Black Goes to the Circus
Robert the Rose Horse
Second Grade
The Horse that Swam Away
Big Black Horse
Third Grade
Found One Orange Brown Horse
Little Black a Pony Races
Fourth Grade
Ride Like an Indian
Blaze
National Velvet – MOVIE
Fifth Grade
The Black Stallion – MOVIE
Black Beauty- MOVIE
Sixth Grade
Misty of Chincoteague – MOVIE
King of the Wind
Black Stallion Returns – MOVIE
Seventh Grade
Smoky the Cowhorse
Horse Tamer
A Girl and Five Brave Horses – MOVIE (Wild Hearts Can’t be Broken)
Eight Grade
A Horse’s Tale
The Red Pony – MOVIE (1949)
Ninth Grade
1001 Arabian Nights – MOVIE
Pegasus- MOVIE
Tenth Grade
Trojan Horse – MOVIE (Troy)
Bullfinches’ Mythology
Horse Whisperer – MOVIE
Eleventh Grade
Sea Biscuit – MOVIE
Secretariat – MOVIE
Twelfth Grade
All the Pretty Horses – MOVIE
Some Horses / Horses (McGuane)
Phar Lap – screenplay by David Williamson – MOVIE
Lonesome Dove – pulitzer Prize book – TV SERIES
Into the West – screenplay by Jim Sheridan – MOVIE
Saw an interesting film lately. It was just released nationally but already has won Sundance and some other awards.
“Buck” is an interesting film for horse and non-horse people. It’s about training and that means YOU as well as troublesome stallions. Buck is the real life person they based the character on in “Horse Whisperer”. At the screening I went to the film maker was there and she had some fascinating stories about making the movie. If you get a chance – really – check it out.
Take your date, your Mom, or the kids, everyone can get something out of this film.
Save me a seat, I’ll go again!
This is where the movie is showing.
This is the brief synopsis;
Your horse is a mirror to your soul, and sometimes you may not like what you see. Sometimes, you will.” So says Buck Brannaman, a true American cowboy and sage on horseback who travels the country for nine grueling months a year helping horses with people problems.
BUCK, a richly textured and visually stunning film, follows Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his phenomenally successful approach to horses. A real-life “horse-whisperer”, he eschews the violence of his upbringing and teaches people to communicate with their horses through leadership and sensitivity, not punishment.
Buck possesses near magical abilities as he dramatically transforms horses – and people – with his understanding, compassion and respect. In this film, the animal-human relationship becomes a metaphor for facing the daily challenges of life. A truly American story about an unsung hero, BUCK is about an ordinary man who has made an extraordinary life despite tremendous odds.
Have a GREAT weekend, it’s summertime, gotta luv that!
See you at the show,
All your friends at Hopeful Farm.
Yes,
It’s really over … a week ago, but we gave ya’ll a little extra time just in case you over slept or something.
There are three winners – and maybe next time you can be one too. If you haven’t looked at the entries stop and smell the flowers.
AnaJoel, Madison and Neela = Congratulations!!
So, post your drawings and stories, pictures and poems, or Madison and AnaJoel are going to get everything!
I have some great prizes from Ariat – bags, sweatshirts, visors and, of course, Black Stallion books for your summer reading enjoyment. So far – everyone is a winner!
You have to play to win so … come on down!
clik or paste;
https://theblackstallion.com/web/mb/
Here in the mountains, our summer pasture, the fires have covered the skies and the fireworks have been canceled. It’s so bad we’re off to clearer air and greener hills up north for a few days. Saddle up! The prizes will go out the end of next week. Have a happy and safe 4th of July.
your smokey friend,
tim
