Shortly after arriving in the village of " Five Oaks" Kevin and Vicky Gordon discover an exhausted and injured horse whilst out exploring. They take him back to be nursed by their father and quickly become very attached to him. However, they are devastated when the owner comes to reclaim him....
An escaped convict holds Kevin and Black Beauty hostage and forces Vicky to get food and clothes so he can complete his bid for freedom.
Black Beauty comes to the rescue when Vicky loses her way in a swamp.
Bumbling thieves endanger Black Beauty's life by holding her in area that has been scheduled for blasting.
An old army horse that the Gordons nurse back to health helps saves Kevin from drowning.
Vicky and Kevin help a young neighbor escape from an overzealous military recruiter.
Black Beauty is stolen and the Gordons suspect their housekeeper's good-for-nothing nephew.
Vicky and Kevin befriend two runaway children who bring trouble with them.
After a farm worker's cottage burns down, Dr. Gordon is accused of arson.
Albert's Uncle Briggs faces a prison sentence when he fights eviction from his cottage.
when Dr. Gordon is injured in a fall, he must take on an unpopular assistant.
When Albert gallops off to Maybury Fair, ha meets a trickster and not only loses his money but Black Beauty as well.