Set mainly in the Scottish Highlands in the years following the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, this story follows the fortunes of the young David Balfour as he endeavours to claim the inheritance of which he has been cheated by his scheming Uncle Ebenezer.
When Black Beauty is trained to carry a rider on his back, or to pull a carriage B behind him, he finds it hard at first. But he is lucky - his first home is a good one, where his owners are kind p...