The Silver Brumby is an Australian animated children's television series written by Jon Stephens, Judy Malmgren and Paul Williams based on Elyne Mitchell's Silver Brumby books. A total of 39 episodes were produced by Media World Features between 1996 and 1998 and was originally broadcast on Network Ten.
Plot
The series focuses on Thowra, a silver colt, his brothers Storm and Arrow and their friends the bush animals in their continued quest to resist the Men's efforts to capture them. The series is very loosely based on the books.
Characters
Horses
Thowra (voiced by John Higginson (Season 1) and Brett Climo (Seasons 2 and 3)) - The "Silver Brumby", and Yarraman's youngest son. A calm, kind and brave horse who values his friends. He is often chased by the Man. Storm (voiced by Doug Tremlett) - Older brother of Thowra. A loyal and kind horse who stands by Thowra's side in the event of trouble. Starting in Season 2, it is presumed that Storm left Thowra's gang to form his own herd, as he is only mentioned and never seen again. Arrow (voiced by Rhys Muldoon (Season 1) and Stephen Whittaker (Seasons 2 and 3)) - A chestnut brumby and half-brother of Thowra. He is the oldest of Yarraman's three sons. Arrow is an arrogant and jealous horse who seeks an opportunity to prove himself better than Thowra, but often gets himself into trouble. Occasionally he will assist Thowra when trouble affects him too. He gets his name from the arrow-shaped marking on his face. It is presumed that Arrow inherited his mean-spirited nature from his mother. According to Benni, there was 'never a mean-spirited mare like her. Boon Boon (voiced by Rebecca Gibney) - A pretty filly and the Brolga's daughter, who loves Thowra and is his equal on courage, compassion and wisdom. Brolga (voiced by John Stanton) - A very bitter, pompous and bossy stallion who fiercely protects his herd and does not welcome Thowra or his friends. He fought Yarraman, Thowra's father, and slew him, claiming the title "King of the Cascade Brumbies" in the process. Aranda - A paint-colored horse and the Brolga's favourite mare. She often watches the herd while the Brolga is away. Yooralla - A young foal who joins Thowra's herd. He became lost from his mother and home herd after a storm. His older sister, Gunda, came to take him home, but he decided to stay with Thowra to continue learning the ways of the wild. Yarraman - Thowra, Storm and Arrow's father, former "King of the Cascade Brumbies". His mate was Bel Bel. Eventually the Brolga killed and succeeded him. Golden - A palomino filly, brought to the bush by the Man. She is briefly freed by Thowra, but decides to return home after she is injured by a razorback. She escapes later on after hearing rumors of Thowra's leap to death, then returned to the Man after proving the rumors were false. Ebony - The black race horse, who visits the High Country to have a race to beat Thowra. Gunda - A young filly and Yooralla's older sister. She came to the High Country to find her brother after he was lost during a storm. After hearing of his decision to stay, she returns to her home herd in the South. Narrabri - A young foal in Thowra's herd. He and Yooralla are good friends, and spend time playing together. Unfortunately they have a tendency to get into trouble while playing. Narrabri is quite a level-headed youngster - he realizes that they are in trouble before Yooralla, and remembers old advice/sayings during times of trouble. Narrabri and Yooralla are some of the first to encounter the Bun-Yip at Misty Lake. Yuri - One of The Brolga's sons. Yuri is a friend of Yooralla's, and sometimes leaves his herd to play with the orphan foal. He doesn't think much of Thowra, having been brought up to think The Silver Brumby is less than his legend. He too gets into trouble while playing with Yooralla. The Prince of the West - A very narcissistic and foolish stranger from the West, who comes to the High Country in search of a mate to take back with him. While Thowra is away, and Arrow is left in charge of the herd, he sets his sights on Boon Boon - but is unlikely to win The Brolga's approval. He returns home to the West after the Brolga chases him off. Boomerang - A young foal from Thowra's gang. He is the only one of the three colts in the gang that escape the capture of the Man. Ilinga - An elderly Brumbie from the South who comes to the High Country in search of Thowra to see if the legends she has heard are true. She wishes to see what Thowra is like and determine if he will make a good King of the Cascade Brumbies. Bel Bel - Thowra's mother, and former mate of Yarraman. She is seen in the opening credits, and appears to have similar coloring to Thowra and Golden.