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Can a young blind horse survive in the badlands of Montana? Find out in this beautiful new edition of a classic American tale.

Now celebrating its 80th anniversary with beautifully redesigned new edition featuring lots of extras, The Blind Colt is a timeless tale of survival and friendship. This classic volume now features an appreciation by Matt Myers, a piece from author Glen Rounds on his inspiration for the story, and facts and resources about wild mustangs today.

In the badlands, where the ground is soft but the slopes are steep and the vegetation is scarce, it can be difficult for a wild horse to survive. Even more so if that horse is blind. But this young colt has his strong mare of a mother looking out for him, and his other senses help him smell the friendly prairie dogs, feel for rough terrain, and hear whenever wolves draw near—sometimes well before anyone else in his herd.

That's not all. A boy named Whitey, about ten years old, and his ranch-owning Uncle Torwal watch from the sidelines whenever the colt and his herd pass through the plains near their home. Whitey, especially, hopes the young colt grows strong, just as he hopes they might get a chance to meet someday. And when a rough winter starts to settle in, he might just get his wish.

This classic of children's literature in the tradition of War Horse, The Black Stallion, and Misty of Chincoteague comes from one of America's master storytellers. Glen Rounds grew up in the Dakota badlands, and drew from details from his own life on a ranch to depict one little colt's struggle to make it through the winter.

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Glen Rounds

Glen Rounds

1906 - 2002
American
Glen Harold Rounds was born in the Badlands of South Dakota and spent his boyhood on a ranch in Montana. After that he roamed around the country wor... See more

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The Blind Colt Reprint

The Blind Colt
Reprinted in 2021 by Holiday House
Available formats: Hardcover
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Kirkus Reviews

The Blind Colt
A story of the Bad Lands, and of the blind blue mustang colt that learned to use his ears and nose to take care of himself...

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