Good books which have a horse/pony theme please?? Flambards as an example

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DarrellRivers · 09/05/2012 20:21

DD going through equine phase.

Has read some of the 'Tilly's pony Tales', dross that seems to be ubiquitous. Have only just managed to wean her off 'Rainbow Magic.

She saw 'Flambards' in Waterstones and because it had a horse on the front she insisted I bought it, and loved it.

She has read the Jinny of Finmory series which I quite enjoyed, (she read it to me at bed time) and I realised why I enjoyed it so much, I think it is set in 19702/1980s. She also enjoyed it as well.

Please tell me your recommendations for broadening her spectrum a little more.
Thanks

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bonzo77 · 09/05/2012 21:01

the pullen- thompson books
black stallion series ( think there are about a dozen)
My friend flicka (there is a sequal too, i think called thunderhead)
black beauty
the silver brumby + sequals
national velvet
international velvet
all mostly pretty dated, but charming in their own way. Jill books were dated to me in the early 80's and badly written.
war horse

put any of these titles into amazon for authors.

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DarrellRivers · 09/05/2012 20:53

Have found an old Monica Edwards so will buy that and see how she does.
What about 'My friend Flicka'? Have remembered those as well

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Takver · 09/05/2012 20:46

Just a warning - others may disagree, but I bought a couple of Jill books in a charity shop for dd (keen reader and horse mad). She was very underwhelmed and reading them myself I could see why, they did feel very dated.

There does seem to be a distinct shortage of good modern pony novels in the Jill / Pullein-Thompson type vein.

DD had a couple of the Siani the Shetland books out of the library but said they weren't much good (pony doesn't behave realistically enough) - however she had them in Welsh & as she prefers reading in English that might have been part of the problem.

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DarrellRivers · 09/05/2012 20:46

8 1/2
Remember Punchbowl Farm series and Romney Marsh by Monica Edwards

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mummytime · 09/05/2012 20:32

How old is she? If late primary and actually into horses then the "Pony Club Secrets" ones are good, the first seems a bit older than the later ones (piercing).

habbibu · 09/05/2012 20:26

Like this. Oh, just realised the Tilly stuff is Pippa Funnell...

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DarrellRivers · 09/05/2012 20:26

Yes. she writes 'Tilly's pony Tales'
They are pleasant enough but just a bit young.
Yes, I remember Jill, (read those too when I was horse-mad)
Will go look on ebay

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habbibu · 09/05/2012 20:25

I used to love the Jill books by Ruby Ferguson when I was young. Is Pippa Funnell not writing children's novels now?

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