Dancing Brumby
Choopa is a dancer. When he hears the music of the waltz streaming into the cold night air of the high mountains, he dances. Far below, a childs voice calls: There's a tiny horse dancing on the pass. The music grows louder again, and Choopa's blue and white legs and body waltz above the Snowy River.
And so the stories begin of the little blue roan foal with the strange, misshapen legs, who dances like an angel. Dandaloo fears for her little foals safety, and with Son of Storm, Wingilla and Bri Bri, leads him up into the highest mountains, away from the threat of man. But one man, a man who trained Lippizaner horses at the Spanish riding school, will not give up his search for this unique foal who weaves a spell around all who see him dance.
About the Silver Brumby Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Silver Brumby(1958)
- 2.Silver Brumby's Daughter(1960)
- 3.Silver Brumbies of the South(1965)
- 4.Silver Brumby Kingdom(1966)
- 5.Moon Filly(1968)
- 6.Silver Brumby Whirlwind(1973)
- 7.Son of the Whirlwind(1979)
- 8.Silver Brumby, Silver Dingo(1993)
- 9.Dancing Brumby(1995)
- 10.Brumbies of the Night(1996)
- 11.Dancing Brumby's Rainbow(1998)
- 12.The Thousandth Brumby(1999)
Reading age: 10+ years
This series should be read in order.
A silver brumby is special, but he will be hunted by man and horse alike, and must be stronger than both. Thowra, the magnificent silver stallion, is king of the brumbies. But he must defend his herd from the mighty horse, The Brolga, in the most savage of struggles. That is not the only danger. Thowra needs all his speed and cunning to save his herd from capture by man. In a desperate chase through the mountains, it seems there is no longer anywhere for his herd to run . . .