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mfjellstrom 's review for:
Black Beauty
by Anna Sewell
Read and wept. A beautiful story about the life of a horse. Told from his perspective and really teaches its reader that animals feel pain just as we do. Since I love animals, particularly horses and dogs this book really captured me and still have not let me go. Now when I'm with my own two horses I, unconsciously at first, imitated some of the things Anna Sewell wanted her readers to do. Don't get me wrong I've always been very good to my horses, I don't even use a whip. haha. But when Videy or Hektor (that's what mine are called) tries to pull something today or does something "bad" I now consciously always give them the benefit of doubt. Is something wrong? 90% there surely is.
I remember for example this time. I had just gotten Hektor and was (as usual) on my way to bring him back to the stables. But he would not go. he kept stopping and was irritated; up to no good. haha. I started getting VERY irritated and told him with both angry words and pulling to keep on going. Once we reached the road (asphalt) I heard what he was trying to say. He had lost his shoe and hurt his hoof a little (nothing serious, thank God)
This may not be so serious but I felt really bad. He simply tried to tell me: No, I've lost my shoe and I've hurt my hoof. I don't want to go for a tölt in the forest right now. This is exactly what this book teaches. Listen to your animal wether it's a horse, cat or dog. They are not vicious creatures. They simply can not tell us when something is wrong, they can just try to show us. This novel taught me to listen.
I remember for example this time. I had just gotten Hektor and was (as usual) on my way to bring him back to the stables. But he would not go. he kept stopping and was irritated; up to no good. haha. I started getting VERY irritated and told him with both angry words and pulling to keep on going. Once we reached the road (asphalt) I heard what he was trying to say. He had lost his shoe and hurt his hoof a little (nothing serious, thank God)
This may not be so serious but I felt really bad. He simply tried to tell me: No, I've lost my shoe and I've hurt my hoof. I don't want to go for a tölt in the forest right now. This is exactly what this book teaches. Listen to your animal wether it's a horse, cat or dog. They are not vicious creatures. They simply can not tell us when something is wrong, they can just try to show us. This novel taught me to listen.