Poor Blossom characters

Blossom

The narrator, a hardworking and patient horse who endures years of neglect and cruelty while longing for kindness and a peaceful home.

As drawn: A male horse, an elderly, worn-out and rather plain animal with an aged, bony frame and signs of a past fall; he is shown in plain harness.

Mr. Bayne

A farmer and Blossom’s first owner, portrayed as kind and humane toward his horses.

As drawn: A man, an older adult, hale and hearty in sturdy, practical country gentleman's clothes.

Giles

Also known as the ploughman, Mr. Bayne’s foreman

Mr. Bayne’s foreman and ploughman, who works with the farm horses and reports on them to his master.

As drawn: A man, a middle-aged adult, dressed in plain, hard-wearing farm clothes.

Rip

Also known as old horse

Blossom’s handsome, spirited foal friend, who initially resists training but later submits after being brutally beaten.

As drawn: A male horse, handsome and well-bred, with a refined well-shaped nose, an ample tail, and bright, amused-looking eyes. In old age he is still well formed but walks with a permanent limp from an injured leg.

Boxer

A long-suffering horse owned by Mr. Martin who safely brings his drunken master home but is cruelly beaten in return.

As drawn: A male horse, elderly and blind, with a heavy working-horse build and a dull, aged coat; shown in simple harness.

Mr. Martin

Also known as Martin

A farmer who regularly drinks to intoxication and cruelly beats Boxer despite relying on him to get home safely.

As drawn: A man, a middle-aged adult, in rough, practical farmer's clothes.