The Thousandth Brumby
Socks, the black brumby with four white legs, is a loner until one day he hears the bronze cuckoo whistle and the cattle dog follows him into the bush. They become great friends, the dog named Lightning and the horse. The bronze cuckoo keeps an eye on them when parties of men with whips and dogs come into the area to capture the brumby herds and take them to the sales.
A female dingo joins Socks and Lightning and soon there are pups to take care of as well. Although not many men go deep into the Snowy Mountains, bushwalkers carry strange tales of a black brumby and a family of dogs and dingoes. The stockmen are always curious about these tales, especially because the brumby and his family of dogs continually elude them. The inevitable confrontation promises to be fierce . . .
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 . . .