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Other Horse & Pony Books:
THE SECRET OF STONEHOUSE
(FOLLETT 1968)
Reprinted in paperback
Hard to find
SUMMARY: Heather is drawn to find out the secret of the deserted Stonehouse
RIDE A WILD DREAM
(FOLLETT 1969)
ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE ROTH
Reprinted in paperback
SUMMARY: Jon is overjoyed when at last he becomes the proud owner of beautiful palomino Sun God. But the reality is nothing like the dream, as the horse is not the docile friendly creature Jon had dreamed of...
FLOWERS OF ANGER
(FOLLETT 1976)
ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPH CELLINI
Reprinted in paperback
SUMMARY: When her beloved pony is shot and killed after ruining a neighbour's garden, Ann is overcome by a desire for revenge...
CAPTAIN: CANADA'S FLYING PONY
(GARRARD 1975)
ILLUSTRATED BY TRAN MAWICKE
SUMMARY: Fictionalised account of the true story of a pony which became a famous jumper through the help of a young girl.
THE WHISPERED HORSE
(FOLLETT 1979)
ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPH CELLINI
Fairly rare.
SUMMARY: Set in Scotland. A young girl thinks that her father may have strange horse-whispering powers and is frightened that he is going to use them on her pony in order to avenge his wife's death.
THE MYSTERY OF PLUM PARK PONY
aka THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM PONY
(GARRARD 1980)
ILLUSTRATED BY ALAN DANIEL
Republished as MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM PONY by Random House in paperback with new illustrations by Marie DeJohn
SUMMARY: Two children search for a mystery pony lost in an amusement park.
THE MYSTERIOUS MOORTOWN BRIDGE
(FOLLETT 1981)
ILLUSTRATED BY RUTH SANDERSON
SUMMARY: Whilst out trail riding on a camping holiday, Pat and Curtis think they have discovered a haunted bridge.
THE HORSE TRADER
(SCRIBNER 1981)
Reprinted in paperback edition also.
SUMMARY: Teenage Karen has a crush on the horse-trader Harley, who befriended her years before. She is excited when he promises to find her a horse of her own. But then her world is turned upside down when she learns the truth: that the man she had worshipped for so long has conned her!
DANZA
(SCRIBNER 1981)
Reprinted in paperback edition.
There was also a German edition published.
SUMMARY: Whilst in the USA with his grandfather's Paso Fino stallion, a Puerto Rican boy discovers his interest in horses.
HALF THE BATTLE
(SCRIBNER 1982)
Reprinted in paperback edition.
SUMMARY: Jealous of the attention given to his blind brother, Loren tries to focus it on himself when he takes part in an endurance ride.
TIN CAN TUCKER
(SCRIBNER 1982)
Reprinted in paperback edition.
SUMMARY: A teenage girl runs off to become a barrel racer and search for her birth family.
MEGAN'S MARE
aka THE PROBLEM PONY (Weekly Reader edition)
(SCRIBNER 1983)
Reprinted as THE PROBLEM PONY by Weekly Reader.
SUMMARY: Set in the UK in Yorkshire. A trainer's daughter finds that she has an affinity with a problem mare and sets out to try and cure the horse's fears.
THE BOY IN THE OFF-WHITE HAT
(SCRIBNER 1984)
SUMMARY: Thirteen year old Skeeter is happy with her summer job as mother's helper at a horse ranch until the arrival of the overly friendly businessman, Burge Franklin, precipitates a crisis that Skeeter is not sure she can handle alone.
UPHILL ALL THE WAY
(SCRIBNER 1984)
SUMMARY: Slight horse content. Callie is a vet's assistant and is planning to start her own farrier business in the future. Then she meets a troubled boy whom she longs to help. But can people really be changed?
THE SOMETHING SPECIAL HORSE
(SCRIBNER 1985)
ILLUSTRATED BY SANDY RABINOWITZ
Reprinted by Weekly Reader.
SUMMARY: Charles hates it that his father buys horses to sell for meat, but when he buys a very special mare Charles is determined to save her.
MRS PORTREE'S PONY
(SCRIBNER 1986)
SUMMARY: An unhappy foster child and a lonely woman are brought together by the woman's pony.
RIDE A DARK HORSE
(MORROW 1987)
Reprinted in paperback.
SUMMARY: !7 year old Gusty and her father live and work on a busy horse farm. When her father is found dead, she thinks it is an accident but she soon begins to discover underhand goings-on at the stables and suspects that his death may have had a more sinister explanation.
FLYING CHANGES
(HARCOURT BRACE JOVANOVICH 1991)
Reprinted in paperback.
SUMMARY: After her horse trainer father has an accident, young Denny must try and train a star roping horse for a wealthy buyer. She is also struggling with her feelings for her father's new young roping partner.
RODEO WIFE
(TOUCHWOOD PRESS?)
This seems to be a bit of a mystery book. I have seen it referred to a couple of times, but cannot find any more details, other than it is probably an adult book, possibly horse-orientated. More info when I find out more - or if you know anything/have read it please drop me a line!
Collectors info:
As with the other books, most are not often seen outside of the USA, although now a few are being listed on Amazon in UK. Most of them are fairly easy to get hold of within America, although one or two titles are rarer. The rarer ones include The Secret of Stonehouse, The Whispered Horse and Rodeo Wife.
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