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# Black Beauty Training **From Anna Sewell** Black Beauty is a story about a horse's life, told from the horse's perspective. Anna Sewell uses first-person point of view to give readers a fictional account of a horse's life in England in the late 1800s. This passage details Black Beauty's "breakin...

# Black Beauty Training **From Anna Sewell** Black Beauty is a story about a horse's life, told from the horse's perspective. Anna Sewell uses first-person point of view to give readers a fictional account of a horse's life in England in the late 1800s. This passage details Black Beauty's "breaking in". 1. **Growing Handsome:** * At four years old, Black Beauty was considered handsome with a "bright black" coat, a white foot, and a white star on his forehead. * His master had no intention of selling him until he was fully grown. * The master believed that colts should not work like full-grown horses until they were older. 2. **Evaluation by Squire Gordon:** * Squire Gordon examined Black Beauty's eyes, mouth, and legs. * The horse was required to walk, trot, and gallop in front of Gordon. * Gordon believed that the horse would be well-suited for work once fully trained. * The master ensured that the horse wouldn't be hurt during training. **Author's Note:** Anna Sewell (1820-1878), a British author, was disabled and had difficulty walking but could still drive a horse carriage. She was an advocate for humane treatment of horses and emphasized that her writing aimed to encourage kindness, sympathy, and understanding toward animals. Her final work, *Black Beauty*, was published in 1877.