Looking for a book from 1970's - can anyone remember it?

[Gazen]

Hi all,

I am looking for a book from my childhood but I cannot remember either the name of the book nor the author. Hopefully someone here will remember it from the little snippets I can remember.

There is a girl who moved to the Scottish highlands and she is a bit of a wild child. She find this horse who is also quite wild. At some point he rears and she is kicked on the shoulder and subsequently faints from the pain in a school class room. Somehow or other Epona comes into the story and possibly a statue of a horse also.

Thank you for your help.

 

[gemin1eye]

they are the jinny and shantih stories by the sounds of them believe theyre by patricia leitch...could be wrong about thd author

 

[Jesstickle]

Is it a Jinny one by any chance?

 

[sychnant]

Sounds like the Jinny and Shantih series by Patricia Leitch?

 

[woodtiger]

Sounds like it could be one of the Jinny books, by Patricia Mc-someone? It's about a girl who "acquires" a chestnut Arab called Shantih.... There was a series I think.

 

[Gazen]

Thank you so much for your quick replies. I will have a moozy on Amazon and Book Depositary. I hope my 8 year old daughter will love the story as much as I did, and I hope it won't be too old fashioned for her.

 

[Tinseltoes]

I remember something similar but the girl helped out in a local stables???

 

[Oberon]

Def Jinny and Shantih.

The statue of Epona is in the books (The Magic Pony) as is the mystical Red Horse (Night of the Red Horse).

There is also a statue of Epona in The Black Stallion - but I don't remember reference to it actually being Epona.

 

[Jesstickle]

FWIW SusannaF ( one of the users on here) is very good at guess the old pony book if you need further assistance

 

[cambrica]

I think you have found your answer with the replies on here.
Just adding that my daughter is currently reading Fly by Night and will move on to Flambards by Peyton. I found out about these books from a previous post on here and my daughter loves this book. Really cheap from ebay.

 

[BlackRider]

Yes - its "for love of a horse" the first in the Jinny & Shantih series

 

[Racergirl]

I think you have found your answer with the replies on here.
Just adding that my daughter is currently reading Fly by Night and will move on to Flambards by Peyton. I found out about these books from a previous post on here and my daughter loves this book. Really cheap from ebay.

The follow up to Fly By Night is called The Team - thats good too

 

[kirstyl]

I think you have found your answer with the replies on here.
Just adding that my daughter is currently reading Fly by Night and will move on to Flambards by Peyton. I found out about these books from a previous post on here and my daughter loves this book. Really cheap from ebay.

I know that I could read any of K M Peyton's books now and still enjoy. Wonderful author!

 

[cambrica]

The follow up to Fly By Night is called The Team - thats good too

Thanks I will order The Team. She is really enjoying Fly by Night. I will also look up 'For Love of a Horse' in the Jinny & Shantih series. Christmas stocking is filling up

 

[FfionWinnie]

Definitely Jinny Manders and Shantih

 

[JJones]

I think your daughter would love them. I'm in my late 30's & have just reread them all. Loved them as much as I did when I was a child.

 

[Dubsie]

Another one she will adore is Silver Snaffles by Primrose Cumming, it was re-printed by Fidra a year or two ago, but is an excellent story.
Here's a taster to tempt you: http://www.fidrabooks.com/publishing/chapters/SilverSnaffles.shtml

 

[geegee1959]

Yep,definately Jinny and her Arab Mare Shantih.

 

[Janesomerset]

Catnip Publishing have reprinted several Jinny & Shantih books.

 

[Christsam]

Yeah defo sounds like Jinny and Shantih. I had forgotten all about those books but the girl getting kicked vaguely rings a bell

 

[SarahAndScout]

Have a look at Jane Badgers books, a brilliant website for a nostalgic trip down memory lane looking at all of the books I read as a child, Jinny and Shantih, The Jill series, Follyfoot farm, The Pullein Thompson sisters....wonderful books