I am looking for the title of a book I read over and over when I was in primary school. I am 50 this year so around 40 years ago. I got the book from the school library and borrowed it over and over again. The book is about a Blind girl who befriends a wild horse, I don’t remember many other details but the girl has a operation to restore her site, the horse goes wild while she is away and I feel the horse was shot just before she returned, not the happiest story line but this book had a huge impact on me when I was young. Any help would be appreciated.
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This sounds like Helen Griffiths: The Wild Horse of Santander, except that the blind character is a boy rather than a girl.
This sounds like The Wild Horse of Santander by Helen Griffiths (published 1966), but the main character is a boy, not a girl.
“Joaquin has become blind. He becomes devoted to a filly born to a Thoroughbred his father bought. The foal, Linda, will only let Joaquin handle her, and together they roam the countryside. Joaquin and Linda are happy in their intense relationship until Joaquin goes away for an operation to restore his sight. Alas, when he is away, Linda escapes.”
I’d suggest google-ing the title and checking out images of cover art (hardcover and paperback had different covers) to see if either rings a bell.