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pony books? but pref no sad endings ...

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generalhaig · 24/06/2011 22:18

dd (8), very able and voracious reader, is also obsessed with animals, especially ponies.

She's just read Follyfoot, Jill's Gymkhana, My Secret Unicorn and various other horsey books by Linda Chapman, a whole load of short books by Pippa Funnell which take her about 20 seconds, Pony Club Secrets series, and The Silver Brumby but would like more please

She's very sensitive so I'm wary of many animal books where there are sad endings or a main animal character dies (Michael Morpurgo springs to mind) as she is then devastated and I have to pick up the pieces!

Any recommendations? I wasn't particularly into pony books as a child so don't have a stash of memories to fall back on

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PandyMill · 21/07/2011 00:03

Perfect pony story with happy ending Click Here

nicky1968 · 13/07/2011 20:45

K M Peyton, Fly by Night

wearymum200 · 12/07/2011 14:46

Monica Edwards; I loved her pony books and I'm not a very "pony" sort of person.
Lorna Hill (did ballet books as well, but pony books are better IMO; but I'm not a very ballet sort of person either....)

WiiDram · 11/07/2011 22:22

the little white horse

jinny books are fab

as are the jill books

'katie' trilogy by victoria eveleigh

tillys pony tales (big series)

dont rate pony club secrets myself, found them too 'teenage' themed for my 8yo

Goldikova · 11/07/2011 22:17

Oh Jill's Gymkhana - have just read to DD. I have all nine in the series including the oddly named Pony Jobs for Jill. (Think it did involve some mucking out ... Wink

Thinkofanumber · 11/07/2011 22:12

I loved the Phantom Horse books by Christine Pullein-Thompson. I read them over and over again. Just googled and found there is one I haven't read Shock. Will have to check the library. Smile

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generalhaig · 28/06/2011 12:41

thanks for all these - have a mega-reservation list at the library :)

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UnSerpentQuiCourt · 27/06/2011 22:20

The Good Master is the best book ever.

sprinkles77 · 27/06/2011 09:22

black beauty of course...very sad in the middle but a happy ending for the protagonist!

careergirl · 27/06/2011 09:05

Plus anything by Patricia Leitch inc the Jinny and Shantih @ Finmory books

careergirl · 27/06/2011 09:05

look up Jane Badger Books on google www.janebadgerbooks.co.uk/

She has a forum, author info and sells pony books
Also Fidra Publishing they are republishing some classic pony fiction.www.fidrabooks.com/

I would personally recommend the Jackie and Misty pony books by Judith M Berrisford they are dated I suppose but good fun reading I was about eight when I read those and they usually end happily

DeWe · 26/06/2011 11:43

Monica Edwards wrote adventure stories with ponies in them. Recommend Wish for a Pony or The Midnight Horse if you want ones that are more pony oriented. Ebay usually has some.

mummytime · 25/06/2011 08:13

The New Show jumping ones from Stacy Gregg? Then the Pony Whisperer ones (a bit teenagerish, but not much). I would also recommend Pony magazine, as it actually has a lot of words in, rather than loads of ads.
My DD also read all the Pony Camp ones.

MrsJRT · 25/06/2011 07:55

What about The Saddle Club books? I seem to remember being obsessed with the trials and tribulations of Stevie, Carol and Lisa. Don't know if they are still available but they were fantastic.

madamehooch · 25/06/2011 07:50

The Pony Club Secrets series by Stacy Gregg are very popular in our shop.

tabulahrasa · 24/06/2011 23:18

Most of the ones I read as a pony obsessed child are there already, but also, the black stallion series by walter farley, king of the wind by marguerite henry

piprabbit · 24/06/2011 23:10

National Velvet and International Velvet are good too.

OutrageousFlavourLikeFreesias · 24/06/2011 23:10

Sorry, just spotted someone else has already recommended it up the thread!

OutrageousFlavourLikeFreesias · 24/06/2011 23:09

How about "My Friend Flicka" by Mary O'Hara? It's set in Wyoming, and it's beautiful - a totally horsey read without being sentimental. Lovely, lovely, lovely, and the polar opposite of My Secret Feckin' Unicorn.

WorzselMummage · 24/06/2011 23:06

This post isbringing back some memories Grin

Sossiges · 24/06/2011 23:00

Judith M. Beresford - Jackie books

meditrina · 24/06/2011 22:57

Just googled it - I think I mean the one by Don Stanford.

meditrina · 24/06/2011 22:54

I loved Siver Snaffles too!

You might also like the various Pullein-Thompson books - there were three sisters that wrote (Diana, Chistine and Josephine). They may be out of print (or only available from specialists like GGB). The one's I remember are The First Rosette, The Second Mount, and Three to Ride. Their mother Joanna Cannan also wrote A series of books: A Pony for Jean, Another Pony for Jean (etc)

Also another huge favourite of mine was The Horsemasters (can't remember the author - the one I mean is set in a fanatically strict English riding school, and the main character rides a horse called The Toastrack).

Sossiges · 24/06/2011 22:54

x-post!

Sossiges · 24/06/2011 22:53

Jinny books by Patricia Leitch, I think out of print, so could try ebay