The son of champions, Beauty was a magnificent, gentle giant raised to serve the needs of nobility. Which he did with courage and grace, even saving the lives of the masters he loved... Until the night a drunken tragedy marred Black Beauty's perfect looks. Suddenly the strong, intelligent beast was no longer good enough for the fine and mighty. And Beauty was sold, beginning a dark odyssey of animal abuse and exploitation in a world of overwork, starvation, misuse... But can even the worst of human nature brak Black Beauty's great spirit, or vanquish his proud heart?