Silver Brumby is a popular and much-loved collection of children's books by Australian author Elyne Mitchell. They recount the life and adventures of Thowra, a magnificent pale palomino brumby stallion, and his descendants, and are set in the Snowy Mountains area of Australia.

Thowra

Thowra is the main character of the books. He is a beautiful pale palomino stallion by Yarraman out of Bel Bel. Together with his prized mare Golden, her foals Kunama and Lightning, his favourite mare Boon Boon and the rest of his herd he must hide from man and horse alike. He stays in the Secret Valley with a few select mares while his loyal childhood friend Storm looks after the rest of his herd.

Silver Brumby books in order of publication

• The Silver Brumby (1958)
• Silver Brumby's Daughter (1960)
• Silver Brumbies of the South (1965)
• Silver Brumby Kingdom (1966)
• Moon Filly (1968)
• Silver Brumby Whirlwind (1973)
• Son of the Whirlwind (1979)
• Snowy River Brumby (1980)
• Brumby Racer (1981)
• Silver Brumby, Silver Dingo (1993)
• Dancing Brumby (1995)
• Brumby Stories (1995) (compilation)
• Brumbies of the Night (1996)
• Dancing Brumby's Rainbow (1998)
• The Thousandth Brumby (1999)
• Wild Echoes Ringing (2003)