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Other Horse & Pony Books:
A PONY OF OUR OWN BLACKIE 1960) ILLUSTRATED BY CONSTANCE MARSHALL Reprinted in hardback by Blackie. Reprinted by Knight paperbacks twice, once with an illustrated cover, later with a photo cover. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition. Blackie edition, Knight paperbacks. SUMMARY: Jean and Stuart, a horse-mad brother and sister, work hard to save up to buy a pony of their own. Their dream pony turns out to be Kirsty, a lovely black Highland mare. A gentle pony story set in Scotland. PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES
TO SAVE A PONY (HUTCHINSON 1960) ILLUSTRATED BY SHEILA ROSE As far as I know not reprinted at all. EDITION PICTURED: 1st edition. SUMMARY: A girl must overcome her fear of jumping in order to save a pony's life. PONYMAD RATING: 4 HORSESHOES
JANET YOUNG RIDER aka A HORSE FOR THE HOLIDAYS (Armada paperback) aka LAST SUMMER TO RIDE (USA edition) (CONSTABLE 1963) Reprinted in paperback by Armada with new title. Published in the USA by Funk & Wagnalls in 1963 with another title change. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, Armada paperback, USA edition SUMMARY: It is Janet's last summer riding and working at the local stables. At the end of it she must get a job and say goodbye to horses. But when her boss has an accident she gets to ride his top notch horse in competitions. PONYMAD RATING: 5 HORSESHOES
THE BLACK LOCH aka THE HORSE FROM THE BLACK LOCH (Paperback edition) (COLLINS 1963) ILLUSTRATED BY JANET DUSCHESNE Reprinted in hardback by the Children's Book Club Reprinted in paperback by Armada in the 1970s with new title. Published in the USA by Funk & Wagnalls in 1968. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, Book Club edition, paperback, USA edition. SUMMARY: A superb supernatural story set in Scotland . Kay and her cousins Sara and Edgar travel to the highlands of Scotland to stay with their Uncle Vincent at the ancestral family home of Deersmalen. Once there, Kay finds out the secret of a very special horse. But others want to capture the horse for their own ends. PONYMAD RATING: 5 HORSESHOES Read Review
A ROSETTE FOR ROYAL (BLACKIE 1963) ILLUSTRATED BY ANNE LINTON Not reprinted as far as I am aware. Fairly rare. EDITION PICTURED: 1st edition SUMMARY: To make up for her having to stay at her Uncle's for a year while he is away, Cassandra's father buys her Royal Flame, a beautiful pony. But when Royal is frightened and bolts one day her Uncle Richard sends the horse back, thinking she is dangerous. Cassandra and Joddy set out to find Royal and prove to Uncle Richard that she is not the bad horse he thinks her. PONYMAD RATING: 2 HORSESHOES
RIDING COURSE SUMMER (COLLINS 1963) Reprinted by the Childrens Press in hardback with pictorial boards. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, Childrens Press edition. SUMMARY: Ann and Angy are in despair over their hopeless riding. Along with some other local children, they set up a group whose aims are to improve their riding over the summer. But all does not go smoothly... PONYMAD RATING: 4 HORSESHOES
HIGHLAND PONY TREK (COLLINS 1964) Reprinted by Collins in hardback as part of the Collins Seagull Library. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition SUMMARY: Set in the highlands of Scotland. A family try to make ends meet by setting up a trekking centre. PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES
CROSS COUNTRY PONY (BLACKIE 1965) Reprinted in paperback by Knight in the 1970s EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, paperback edition. SUMMARY: A family set up an animal boarding centre, hoping to get ponies to ride! They get more than they bargained for in all respects! PONYMAD RATING: 4 HORSESHOES
PONY CLUB CAMP Published under name of Jane Eliot (COLLINS SPITFIRE PB 1967) First edition was a small paperback. As far as I know not reprinted at all. Fairly rare. EDITION PICTURED: 1st edition. SUMMARY: A group of children are disappointed in their hopeless local Pony Club and envious of nearby Bishopcotte Pony Club who are always having exciting competitions and rallies. But how can their riding improve with only useless old Miss Smithers to teach them? Sympathetic to their moans, a local horsy doctor arranges for a Pony Club camp to be held on his land with a new young instructor. The children are soon having all sorts of adventures, and those amongst them who are less than perfect are given the chance to redeem themselves in various ways. Will they take that chance and prove themselves and can they possibly beat the Bishopcotte team in the end of camp gymkhana? PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES
FIRST PONY Originally published under name of Jane Eliot (COLLINS SPITFIRE PB 1967) First edition was a small paperback. Reprinted in hardback under the name of Patricia Leitch as part of the Collins pony Library series (number 14 ) EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, Collins Pony Library edition. SUMMARY: When Sandy moves to the country she is overjoyed when her father promises to buy her a pony. She has the choice of two lovely well-bred animals but somehow she feels neither one is For her. Then she meets Karen who takes her to see Tarka, a half-starved and neglected pony with a cruel owner. Although in a bad state, Tarka somehow appeals to Sandy and she persuades her father to buy her. But will she ever recover from her ordeal and show the snooty Russell-Verne family that she is not a useless bag of bones? PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES Read Review
AFRAID TO RIDE Originally published under name of Jane Eliot (COLLINS SPITFIRE PB 1967) First edition was a small paperback. Reprinted in hardback in the 1970s as part of the Collins Pony Library series(number 20) EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, Collins Pony Library edition. SUMMARY: A story about a girl losing her nerve after a bad fall. Can she regain her love of riding? PONYMAD RATING: 4 HORSESHOES
JACKY JUMPS TO THE TOP aka JUMP TO THE TOP (Paperback edition) Originally published under name of Jane Eliot (COLLINS SPITFIRE PB 1967) First edition was a small paperback. Reprinted in hardback in the 1970s as part of the Collins Pony Library series (number 15) under name of Patricia Leitch. Re-titled and reprinted in paperback by Armada under Leitch name. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, Collins Pony Library edition, paperback. SUMMARY: A classic pony story about a girl trying to train her cantankerous pony to become a top show jumper. PONYMAD RATING: 4 HORSESHOES Read /join in with a discussion of the book by our reading circle
REBEL PONY (COLLINS 1973) Published as part of the Collins Pony Library (number 19) As far as I know was not reprinted. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition SUMMARY: Kandy spends her time schooling horses for her dealer father, but never has one of her own. When the pair are at a horse sale she spots a beautiful but uncontrollable part Arab and falls in love with him, but her father won't let her have him. Then she finds out that a new boy to the area, Jack, bought the pony to save him from slaughter. He hasn't got a clue how to handle him and begs Kandy to help. Can the pair re-train Falcon, the rebel pony - and will Kandy ever have her own dream pony?
DREAM OF FAIR HORSES aka THE FIELDS OF PRAISE (USA edition) (COLLINS 1975) Reprinted in paperback by Armada. Published in the USA by Lippincott in 1978 with different title. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, paperback edition. SUMMARY: Fantastic pony story about the bond between a girl and a horse. PONYMAD RATING: GOLD CUP FOR AN OUTSTANDING READ Read Review Read /join in with a discussion of the book by our reading circle
PONY SURPRISE (COLLINS 1975) Published as part of the Collins Pony Library (number 30) As far as I know not reprinted. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition. SUMMARY: Humourous novel about a cantankerous pony named Augustus whom Penny and Ewan are allowed to ride. But is he really as useless as he seems? PONYMAD RATING: 4 HORSESHOES Read Review
Collectors Info: The majority of these are reasonably easy to get hold of in the UK, although there are a few exceptions. A Rosette For Royal, Pony Surprise and Pony Club Camp are the rarest ones. The three titles which have American editions can be found fairly easily in the USA, the others can be a bit harder to get hold of there.
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