BLACK BEAUTY

Characters

Black Beauty

a handsome black horse with one white foot and a star on his forehead a well-behaved and good-tempered horse begins his career as a carriage horse for wealthy people after the accident where he broke his knee, he is no longer considered presentable enough and is put too much harder work a determined and patient horse - bears the pain of using a checkreins at Earshall Park a caring and concerned horse - advices Merrylegs and Ginger not to behave badly as they could be sent away by their master and possibly get unkind masters in the future

Duchess
Black Beauty's mother a horse of fine breeding pulls a wagon for Farmer Grey loving and sensible teaches Black Beauty good manners encourages Beauty to be good from a young age advices him that the better he acts, the better he will be treated.

Ginger

a companion of Beauty's at Birtwick Park named for her chestnut colour and her habit of biting Black Beautys friend and carriage partner at Birtwick Park and Earshall Park a more aggressive horse due to her traumatic upbringing a rebellious horse becomes angry when Beauty takes her stall at Birtwick Park was moved to another stall because she bit the stable boy Ginger learns to work together with Black Beauty at Birtwick Park fights against the use of checkreins at Earshall Park Beauty meets Ginger for the last time as broken-down cab horses in London, and later a cart with a dead horse of whom Beauty believes is Ginger

Merrylegs
a short, dappled grey, handsome pony polite to humans and horses alike Black Beautys friend and stable mate at Birtwick Park a playful horse throws Mr. Bloomfields sons off while they are riding him ridden by the young daughters at Birtwick Park

Captain
an old London cab horse who pulled a cab with Black Beauty used to belong to a soldier who fought in a war a proud horse likes to tell Black Beauty about the time his master was killed while fighting in the war

Max
Black Beautys carriage partner at Earshall Park after Ginger is taken away a patient horse endures the pain of the checkreins at Earlshall Park