Meet the Black Stallion author Walter Farley
Walter Farley has spent over three decades visiting classrooms nationwide to promote his horse books for all ages from kindergarten to high school. He aims to spark imagination in children and turn dreams into writing, noting The Black Stallion grew from his own childhood fantasies.
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How to Tell an Arabian Horse Traits and Markings
The Arabian horse shows a compact head with a possible dip or slight arch, or a straight profile. It has a short distance between eyes and muzzle, a deep jaw, large nostrils, broad forehead and big eyes. Distinctive Arabian traits are bold black, while lighter letters note common horse qualities. Color ranges include bay, gray, chestnut and rarely roan with common facial star or blaze and white feet.
Farley paints path from city to farm life in racing world
Walter Farley recounts not growing up in Kentucky while highlighting ties to New York City. He visited his uncle a trainer at a racetrack, rode as a boy, and now lives on a Pennsylvania farm with a Florida home. He owns several horses and black Great Dane dogs. four children are in their 20s.
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