The Thousandth Brumby


by Elyne Mitchell (Author)

Book Cover for The Thousandth Brumby

   Book 12   
Pages: 112
Socks, the black brumby with four white legs, is a loner until one day he hears the bronze cuckoo whistle and the cattle dog follows him into the bush. They become great friends, the dog named Lightning and the horse. The bronze cuckoo keeps an eye on them when parties of men with whips and dogs come into the area to capture the brumby herds and take them to the sales.

A female dingo joins Socks and Lightning and soon there are pups to take care of as well. Although not many men go deep into the Snowy Mountains, bushwalkers carry strange tales of a black brumby and a family of dogs and dingoes. The stockmen are always curious about these tales, especially because the brumby and his family of dogs continually elude them. The inevitable confrontation promises to be fierce . . .

Silver Brumby Series—Summary and Book Order

Series: Silver Brumby
Reading level: 10+
Books in series: 12
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Tags: animal  horses & ponies  nature  fantasy  adventure  culture 

 Print series book list

Books in series order

1.   The Silver Brumby  (1958)
2.   Silver Brumby's Daughter  (1960)
3.   Silver Brumbies of the South  (1965)
4.   Silver Brumby Kingdom  (1966)
5.   Moon Filly  (1968)
6.   Silver Brumby Whirlwind  (1973)
7.   Son of the Whirlwind  (1979)
8.   Silver Brumby, Silver Dingo  (1993)
9.   Dancing Brumby  (1995)
10.   Brumbies of the Night  (1996)
11.   Dancing Brumby's Rainbow  (1998)
12.   The Thousandth Brumby  (1999)