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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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WorzselMummage · 24/06/2011 22:44

I'm so trying to remember my fav horsy books!

The shanti books by jinny something ??

Also. my friend flicka and thunderhead.

Wonderful :)

BertieBotts · 24/06/2011 22:44

Animal Ark? There are a few about horses or ponies. The main character's parents are vets so there is lots of miraculous saving going on. I also used to like Home Farm twins which is about a pair of spoilt brat twins whose parents own a huge empty farm, and every book they cry a bit at some poor animal's disaster and their parents give in and let them adopt another one, which they admittedly do seem to look after themselves.

piprabbit · 24/06/2011 22:39

Silver Snaffles - best ever pony book, in the world, ever.

generalhaig · 24/06/2011 22:38

thanks, but I'd forgotten she read all those a couple of years ago (there are dozens of them I seem to recall!), plus the Pony=mad princess series

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fuckmepinkandCALLmegoran · 24/06/2011 22:20

Sheltie the Shetland Pony?