# Sir Oliver — Black Beauty character guide

> Sir Oliver in Black Beauty by Anna Sewell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Sir Oliver

**First appearance:** 0009-part-i-x-a-talk-in-the-orchard

## Who they are

An old horse at Birtwick Park who tells Beauty about the cruelty of docking tails.

## Relationships

### [John Manly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/black_beauty_se/characters/john_manly)

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John Manly is the coachman responsible for caring for Sir Oliver, an elderly horse on the estate.

### [John Manly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/black_beauty_se/characters/john_manly)

_professional_

John Manly is the coachman responsible for caring for Sir Oliver, an elderly horse on the estate.

### [John Manly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/black_beauty_se/characters/john_manly)

_professional_

John Manly is the coachman responsible for caring for Sir Oliver, an elderly horse on the estate.

## In the story

### [My Breaking In](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/black_beauty_se/chapters/part-i-iii-my-breaking-in)

Not directly present in this chapter.

### [A Talk in the Orchard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/black_beauty_se/chapters/part-i-x-a-talk-in-the-orchard)

Tells the story of his tail being docked for fashion, condemns the practice, and argues against blinkers.

## Links

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