The Homecoming

Young Black Stallion Series

Author: Steven Farley

Book 3 in the Young Black Stallion series

Pages: 110

Published: 1999

Age: 8+

Danielle is thrilled to be helping Alec Ramsay escort a vanload of racehorses from New York to Florida. She'll also get to visit her horse, Redman, who has been earning his oats at a riding camp up north. When an extra stall unexpectedly becomes available in the van, Redman's new owner allows Danielle to take him home for a visit. Danielle is overjoyed to be reunited with her beloved horse, but the trip home turns out to be more hazardous than anyone imagined. Can Danielle and Alec make it safely back to Florida with their precious cargo?

About the Young Black Stallion Series

Books in series order

  1. 1.The Promise(1998)
  2. 2.A Horse Called Raven(1998)
  3. 3.The Homecoming(1999)
  4. 4.Wild Spirit(1999)
  5. 5.The Yearling(1999)
  6. 6.Hard Lessons(1999)
  7. 7.South Wind Spring(2000)
  8. 8.Storm(2000)

Reading age: 8+ years

This series should be read in order.

Danielle Conners is devastated when her parents sell the family’s horse farm, including her own horse, Redman. While initially angry with the famous jockey, Alec Ramsay, who buys the farm for his race horses, Danielle finds a way to be foster her love of horses again through a job on the farm. Although she still misses her beloved horse, Redmond, Danielle gradually becomes attached to Raven, a brash young black colt she begins training to be a racehorse.