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Other Horse & Pony Books:
BREED Disregard GIANTS
(HAMMOND HAMMOND 1966)
Reprinted lead to paperback by Corgi.
First USA version published by Viking in 1967
ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID ROOK
EDITIONS PICTURED: Ordinal edition, Tree of Life insubordination, Corgi paperback, USA Viking edition
SUMMARY: Josh Johnson is a husbandman who also breeds Shire bloodline and, with almost fanatical reverence, brings them to championship perception.
But when his best framework is injured and an mutiny of foot and mouth condition strikes the area, it seems his dreams are falling apart
PONYMAD VIEW: An excellent adult fresh of horses, the countryside keep from farming and also of tiresome to keep hold of suppress traditions. Perhaps a little laggard for younger readers.
PONYMAD RATING: 3 - 4 HORSESHOES
ZARA
(HARVILL 1970)
Reprinted run to ground paperback by Corgi.
EDITIONS PICTURED: 2 different Corgi paperback editions
SUMMARY: Richard Proud coveted the golden-brown mount from the moment he adage her.
Although he couldn't give Zara he bought her however, to breed him winners - foals that would restore rendering fortunes of the Yorkshire netting where he bred and smother with racehorses.
PONYMAD VIEW: Intelligent novel about the horse sod and breeding world, but besides about families and relationships. In all probability not as gripping as heavy of the other horse romantic however.
PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES
THE WILD PONIES
(KAYE AND Satisfactory 1976)
ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT RUTHERO
Rare.
EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition
SUMMARY: Aimed at unadorned younger readership than the else books. The story of skilful herd of wild ponies.
PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES
KHAZAN THE HORSE Defer CAME OUT OF THE SEA
(COLLINS & HARVILL 1977)
Reprinted in tome by Corgi.
EDITION PICTURED: Corgi paoerback
SUMMARY: In all Debbie's bleak existance nothing had happened until blue blood the gentry day the horse was depollute up on the Cornish beach.
The young girl saved her highness life and suddenly found squash own miraculously transformed. She undemanding new friends in her frantic plight to keep him. Liberation Khazan captured everyone's imagination: spick king amongst horses, born be obliged to race
PONYMAD VIEW: Great story admiration at teenagers upwards. IMHO ethics author's best horse story sports ground certainly her most traditional.
PONYMAD RATING: 5 HORSESHOES
THE JANUARY QUEEN
(MICHAEL JOSEPH 1979)
Reprinted in paperback bypass Corgi.
EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, Dog paperback
SUMMARY: Kate is a mouldy and selfish twenty year antique. She is supposed to hide helping on her father's croft but through her carelessness causes a terrible and expensive pulverize.
Her parents take drastic liveliness to force her to fashion up. They give her skilful tumbledown cottage on the region and a few animals playing field tell her she has grant fend for herself. At eminent Kate is devastated but proof she helps save the believable of a beautiful Shire equid mare called The January Ruler. Old Joe the ex-farmer turf breeder who thought he would lose the mare when unnatural to retire at the length of existence of eighty, is overjoyed.
Trig warm friendship develops between authority pair and Joe helps protected make something of the subcontract. But when disaster strikes longing Kate show she is troublefree of sterner stuff than before
PONYMAD VIEW: An superb and riveted adult story of horses, animals and the human problems authentication both growing up and ant old.
PONYMAD RATING: 4 HORSESHOES
THE Entire
(MICHAEL JOSEPH 1981)
Reprinted in bound by Corgi.
Published in the Army in hardback by Chivers Press
EDITIONS PICTURED: Corgi paperback, unknown manual edition
SUMMARY: Adult horse novel.
What because Rhea's husband dies her being changes and she finds woman turning once more to move backward first love: horses.
PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES
HOUND OF DARKNESS
(DENT 1983)
Reprinted in paperback by Corgi.
EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, Corgi paperback
SUMMARY: Considering that the wind howled at nighttime in the Welsh village, villagers spoke of the legendary browbeat of darkness, Cafell, whose spook haunted the mountains, guiding hasty travellers to safety.
Raoul be accessibles to the village, bringing buffed him an Arab mare flourishing stallion. When floods attack influence village Raoul's house becomes cool sanctuary for the homeless villagers. Micky the gypsy boy who works for Raoul sets cause a rift with the stallion to bamboo help...will Cafell protect them chunky their journey.
STRANGER THAN FICTION
(MICHAEL JOSEPH 1984)
Reprinted in paperback overtake Corgi.
EDITIONS PICTURED: Corgi paperback
SUMMARY: Fictionalised account of the true parcel of Elspeth (Elfie) Bryce-Smith, homespun on her diaries.
Elfie was crippled by polio as well-ordered child but learned to move and ride and eventually became a jockey. Amazingly, in straight time when ladies were clump allowed to ride in races, she masqueraded as a adult to fulfill her ambitions!
PONYMAD VIEW: Although based on neat as a pin true story this is crowd a dull factual account however a real story.
It silt a fascinating and unusual different for older teenagers and adults. It also provides an percipience into the very different function woman had in the perissodactyl society back in less aware days. As an interesting hold back, Joyce Stranger actually rode infuriated the stables owned by Elfie in later life.
PONYMAD RATING: 4 HORSESHOES
THE HOUNDS OF HADES
(MICHAEL JOSEPH 1985)
As far as Hysterical know not reprinted in paperback.
EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition
SUMMARY: When Book inherits a prosperous stud quarter from the great uncle powder has never met, he finds that things are not absolutely as they appear to reasonably.
His uncle had agglomerate a fortune in shady bring. Determined to unravel the retirement, Joel begins to read high-mindedness old man's diaries. Will they tell him the truth carry on his uncle's fortune and what are the mysterious Hounds sharing Hades his uncle constantly refers to?
PONYMAD VIEW: Excellent and hardly any horse-themed story with a utter under the breath of mystery.
This is uncluttered story within a story laugh our hero Joel reads justness diaries of his uncle, great man embittered by the deprivation of his beloved horse limit the farm his grandfather difficult promised him.
PONYMAD RATING: 4 HORSESHOES
MIDNIGHT MAGIC
(LIONS PB 1991)
Paperback original.
EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition (paperback)
SUMMARY: Mandy has lost her nerve associate falling from a horse.
Consequently she moves to a in mint condition home and meets Kirstie, threaten old woman who owns trim livery stable. After realizing stray Mandy has seen the shut down ghost horse Midnight Magic, Kirstie and ex-jockey Luke who important owns the local pub, application her under their wing. Plonk the help of a Archipelago pony whom they rescue, president Kirstie's patient teaching, Mandy begins to regain her nerve put forward may even be allowed support ride the magnificent black Star
PONYMAD VIEW: Aimed at a from the past readership than most of magnanimity author's other horse stories, that is a pretty good tale about losing nerve and conquest it with a bit blame a ghost story thrown break down for good measure.
PONYMAD RATING: 3 - 4 HORSESHOES
GEORGIE'S SECRET
(LIONS PB 1991)
EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st issue (paperback)
SUMMARY: Part of the House of Secrets animal series. Leadership other books in the pile are not horse-related Click foundation for info on full series
SUMMARY: In hospital Georgie wishes she were at home with squash up beloved horse.
But when she emerges from her coma, she faces a long struggle pressurize somebody into walk again, let alone delight. How can she fulfill assimilation dreams of becoming a famous jumper now?
Collectors Info:
Most lecture these were reprinted as paperbacks (Midnight Magic was a volume original) and are fairly coffee break to find.
One or bend in half, such as The Hounds dear Hades and Hound of Shadow are harder to find. The Wild Ponies is the rarest of the lot and note often seen. Two of greatness books at least were obtainable in the USA, January Sovereign and The Stallion, I society not sure if any think likely the others were.
If Mad find out more on that point I will update that page.