Horsey books

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Dd (nearly 12) has read and adores all the Stacy Gregg and Lauren St John books as well as Finding Wonder. She has re-read them all several time and is desperate for some new and interesting horsey stories. Any recommendations?

my daughter loved the Clare balding ones - there’s 3

https://janebadgerbooks.co.uk/ is worth a look. At that age I loved the Jill books and the Eventing trilogy!

Oh and the Jinny and Saddle Club serieses! ☺️

The Jinny books are good, not your average pony stories.

I second Jinny of Finmory. I read them as a kid. Even had the Arab and now have the highland 😁. I bought used copies but I think they are being republished. Exceptional writing and very before it’s time in my view

…should have clarified. Bought used Jinny books for dd11 and she loves them

My friend Flika series. Loved them.

She needs to read “The Silver Brumby” books. Probably, can only get them second hand, but they are truly wonderful.

Silver Brumby for sure!

Sorry for being late to the thread.

https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=pullein+thompson&an=pullein+thompson&ds=30&ds=30&rollup=on&rollup=on&sortby=17&sortby=17&rgn=er&cty=uk

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https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?cm_sp=SearchF--topnav--Results&kn=anna%20sewell&sts=t

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The Cossacks by Rosemary Sutcliffe was brilliant.

There was another series starring two white Shetland ponies trained to harness. In one of the books, they were stabled in a brewery with their Shires.

I have read all these.

I think K M Peyton writes brilliant pony books. Try The Team, and Fly By Night.

@TheSandgroper have you got the right author for The Cossacks? I love Rosemary Sutcliff and have never come across that title, can’t find it on Google? Would love to find a Sutcliff I haven’t read!

@CooksDryMeasure You are right. I am sorry to send you on a wild goose chase.

This is it. https://books.google.com.au/books/about/The_Cossacks.html?id=4ROSjgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

The best, best thing is Victor Ambrus did the illustrations. So good.

Ponies Plot is a genius if a book. It’s a riding school closing down and where all the ponies end up but told through the eyes of the ponies.
Lots of the above are also great but KM Peyton is one of my favourite authors. My high school librarian put me onto her so I started with her books aimed at teenagers. Then as I was horse mad I read all the horsey ones. Then later with younger horse mad dc I bought Poor Badger which has a Christmas theme so definitely recommend that for younger ones at this time of year. As your daughter is 12 start her with Fly by night, followed by The Team. If she likes those then the Pennington series is great, though not horsey.

The Jill books. Can’t remember the author

Ruby Ferguson

Any book recommendations featuring show jumping? For a 14-year-old. Thank you ☺️

The Eventing Trilogy by Caroline Ackrill.

Heartland series

http://reginaldottley.ponymadbooklovers.co.uk/

http://marypatchett.ponymadbooklovers.co.uk/

I saw these in a bookshop over the weekend and thought of this thread.

What about the classics?

Black Beauty
My Friend Flicka
The Black Stallion (which I think had a few sequels)

I read these (and the Silver Brumby books) until they fell apart when I was her age - happy memories!