The Buckskin Colt (Famous Horse Stories)

By: David Grew

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Synopsis: Russell Seamore can hardly wait for Daisy, his old saddle pony, to have her colt, but when she does, she wanders away to have it at a burned-out home nearby, and dies giving birth. In looking for Daisy and her colt, Russell’s father is badly injured when his horse steps in a hole in the nearby canyon. Russell finds the tiny buckskin colt and immediately loves him. He begins raising him, and their bond grows strong. The colt wanders away in a blizzard and Russell searches desperately for him. Their bond grows even deeper when the colt finds Russell in the snow and saves his life. Russell writes a stirring account of their night in the dangerous storm for the local newspaper. But now a rich man wants to buy the colt, and Russell’s parents want him to accept the offer so they can pay the hospital bills from his father’s fall. Can Russell find a way to keep the colt and help his parents, too?