Tyger: Wild Stallion of the Badlands

Synopsis

Can a horse, born and raised in a domestic setting, adapt and survive when turned free in the wild? That is the intriguing question posed in Tyger, Wild Stallion of the Badlands. Tyger is fiction, based on fact. The setting is the rugged North Dakota Badlands in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Chronicled are the adventures of a young, domesticated colt that is turned free among the wild horses of the Badlands to survive as best he can. A group of Badlands area ranchers deeply interested in the well-being of the wild horses, led by Skip and Sandy Carpenter, ex-rodeo contestants, petition the U.S. Park Service to allow them to purchase a colt which will be released in the Badlands. Their goal is to provide an infusion of new blood to prevent inbreeding. The Carpenters are parents of a little horse-loving girl named Janie. The ranchers are given approval and buy Tyger, a young stallion, from Tom and Anne McWilliams of Minnesota. The adventures of Tyger, first as a young colt growing up in Minnesota and, later, as a maturing stallion in the Badlands run the gamut from heart rending to dramatic. The adults and the young girl become ever more involved emotionally as they monitor the colt's progress from afar during horseback treks to the Badlands. Tyger ultimately battles his way to the position of dominant stallion, but then suffers a serious injury. He is attacked in his weakened state by another powerful stallion and nearly killed. Taken to the Carpenter ranch, he is cared for by Skip and young Janie, who comes to believe that the stallion belongs to her. Tyger recovers, but has limited use of one rear leg. The humans face a decision. Should he be kept in safety at the ranch, or should he be allowed to return to his old haunts, handicapped though he is, to challenge the stallion which defeated him and stole his band of mares? Throughout, the adults must come to grips with the fact that they are responsible for having placed a domesticated horse in an environment that might cost him his life.

Copyright:

1994

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

333 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780964440081

Publisher:

Wind River Publishing Company, LLC

Date of Addition:

07/14/24

Copyrighted By:

Les Sellnow

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction

Submitted By:

Deborah Murray

Proofread By:

Beverly Cory

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.