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pony books - from my childhood...

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binker · 09/01/2007 12:00

I really wanrt to find a book I read as a young girl -it was a pony/horse book,maybe by one of the usual pony book authors but not sure - group of children go on holiday to remote house in Wales- very bleak and no food etc...any ideas -or failing that,any suggestions of authors I could trawl through- thanks !

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Piffle · 09/01/2007 14:32

Oh my childhod flashes before me
I loved all those
another book called Winter Pony then followed by Summer pony were excellent.

Lucycat · 09/01/2007 14:26

erm Monica Dickens maybe?

gawd my brain's hurting!

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binker · 09/01/2007 14:23

don't think so, but I'll look up her books in case !

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Lucycat · 09/01/2007 12:23

Is it the Jill's Gymkhana series? by Ruby Ferguson? I loved those when i was about 8.

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binker · 09/01/2007 12:14

thanks RosaLuxembourg- will check it out - there was another horsey author who was also a show jumper,but can't think of her name - maybe Sue something ?

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RosaLuxembourg · 09/01/2007 12:09

First thought would be one of the Pullein-Thompson sisters. this site has bibliographies with descriptions of all their books but there are dozens and dozens to trawl through, unless any of the titles rings a bell.

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