Walter Farley, author of The Black Stallion series

Yet when the books have been read and reread, it boils down to the horse, his human companion, and what goes on between them.  Many professional horsemen scoff at anything that resembles a sentimental relationship between horse and rider.  Yet  I have heard these same men admit countless times that horses perform better for some people than others.  They’re apt to attribute it to anything but what I think it is . . . love.