[Libs-Or] Name that book? (Horses)

[Esther Moberg]

I think its by rutherford montgomery and possibly part of the golden stallion series
Esther
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> On Feb 18, 2020, at 10:10 AM, Suzanne Harold <smhreadnow at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Trying to track down a book title. Here's what the reader remembers:
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> She read it in the 80s - maybe Walter Farley or Marguerite Henry?
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> The person dyes away distinctive markings to disguise the horse, possibly using black shoe polish. And then the polish comes off at some point.
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> Not Emily's Runaway Imagination by Cleary, or the Sherlock Holmes story about Silver Blaze. 
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> I'm thinking Walter Farley because I vaguely remember this book, and I read a ton of Farley but little to no Henry as a kid.
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> Could it be The Black Stallion? The plot summaries I've managed to find focus on the island & rescue and don't mention anything about disguises or shoe polish.
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> Thanks in advance! Suzanne Harold
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> P.S. To quote the woman asking, "What's the kids' book where the horse dyes at the end?" ;-)