Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a horse, a novel by Anna Sewell, is considered one of the most influential books in the equine world.
While we may not know the exact kind of horse Anna Sewell had in mind when she wrote Black Beauty, we have seen the book come to life on the screen several times.
There is no one answer to finding out what kind of horse breed Black Beauty was. Through the many variations of breeds that have played him on screen, and the speculations on what breed Anna Sewell originally intended, one thing is clear.