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Other Horse & Pony Books:
THE CRUMB (GREENWILLOW 1976) Reprinted in hardback by Weekly Reader Children's Book Club. Reprinted in paperback by Scholastic EDITIONS PICTURED: Book Club edition, paperback edition SUMMARY: A girl and Crumb, her pony, become involved in the world of show-jumping. But they soon find that underneath the excitement and glamour are much darker and unpleasant truths. PONYMAD VIEW: Well written but fairly dark story which looks at the shadier side of the horse world. Not a comfort blanket read but nevertheless a good read. Find out more on the link below where you can air your opinion of the book and vote on it. PONYMAD RATING: 4 HORSESHOES Read or join in with a discussion of the book on the chat forum reading circle
THE MONDAY HORSES (GREENWILLOW 1978) Reprinted in paperback by Pocket Books and Archway. EDITIONS PICTURED: Paperback edition SUMMARY: A young show girl finds out there is a dark side to the professional world of horses Read Review
CAN I GET THERE BY CANDLELIGHT (MACMILLAN 1980) Reprinted in hardback by Macmillan. Reprinted in paperback by Scholastic. Reprinted in paperback by Simon & Schuster in 2012 In print EDITIONS PICTURED: Paperback edition, 2012 paperback SUMMARY: Pony fantasy story. Gail is lonely, with only her pony Candlelight for company. Then she meets a girl of her own age who also longs for a friend...but all is not as it seems. PONYMAD RATING: 5 HORSESHOES Read review
VALLEY OF THE PONIES (MACMILLAN 1982) ILLUSTRATED BY DOROTHY HASKELL CHHUY Possibly reprinted in hardback? Reprinted in paperback by Scholastic Reprinted in paperback by Simon & Schuster in 2012 In print EDITIONS PICTURED: Scholastic paperback edition, 2012 paperback SUMMARY: Jennifer is allowed to take a pony on holiday with her at a friend's vacation house in Connecticut. There she learns about being a pony owner and discovers a secret herd of wild ponies.
DARK HORSE (WILLIAM MORROW 1983) ILLUSTRATED BY DOROTHY HASKELL CHHUY Reprinted in hardback by Macmillan Reprinted in paperback by Scholastic EDITIONS PICTURED: Scholastic paperback edition, unknown edition SUMMARY: Life is sweet for Abby, riding the fantastic jumper Sandy in show jumping competitions for his owner. But then Sandy turns violent. Can Abby find a solution or will both horse and rider have to give up show jumping?
IF WISHES WERE HORSES (MACMILLAN 1984) Reprinted in paperback by Simon & Schuster EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition SUMMARY: Sisters Stephany and Camilla struggle to run their Thoroughbred breeding farm after their father's death.
YESTERDAY'S HORSES (MACMILLAN 1985) Also a Book Club edition Probably no paperback reprint EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition SUMMARY: Very unusual horse story. While riding in the mountains, Kelly finds an orphaned foal that seems to belong to a breed of wild horses supposedly extinct for thousands of years and which holds the secret to a modern medical mystery.
Collectors Info: Some of these titles have recently been reprinted and are still in print: these include Summer Pony, Winter Pony, Can I Get There By Candlelight and Valley of the Ponies. They can be found in both the UK and USA. Used copies of Can I Get There By Candlelight are also easy to find in the UK. The other titles are hard to find outside of the USA, but fairly easy to get hold of there.
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