Symphony, Solo and Serenade

[Yosemite]

Don't know if this is the right forum to ask this!

Does anyone remember the title of the children's pony book that featured the three ponies called Symphony, Solo and Serenade?

If I don't find out soon I will drive myself completely around the twist; it is driving me nuts!!!

Many thanks.

 

[martlin]

http://www.trotontv.org/community/showforum/151/2

hope that helps, I must admit I have never heard of them, but I'm foreign

 

[martlin]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullein-Thompson_sisters#Josephine.2C_Diana_and_Christine_collectively

or that? seems to have all the titles

 

[jumbyjack]

Title won't just come to me at the moment but I think it was about two girls who take on a coloured horse called Clown. One girl is a bit posh and has the three ponies with those names. Flippin 'eck, I wish I could remember the book!

 

[Yosemite]

Yes, there was definitely a posh girl in it who wasn't very nice but came good in the end; in the true tradition of children's stories!

So keep thinking Jumbyjack you're nearly there! And I would be really grateful if you can put me out of my misery!

 

[monte1]

LOL..i read all those books as a child they were by someone?pullen-thompson werent they? loved them all, ................aaaahhhhhhhhh.......just came to me was called "three ponies and shannon", Shannon was the big dog belonging to the posh girl..i think?

 

[Jellicle]

Yes, 3 ponies and Shannon.

In fact, they feature in 4 books by Diana Pullein-Thompson:
http://janebadgerbooks.co.uk/pt/dpthome.html

 

[Orangehorse]

Three Ponies and Shannon. Shannon being the Irish Wolfhound.
Yes, I read all these. One of the Pullen-Thompson twins has only very recently died.
There was a lot of good sense in the books. I always remember about "pedalling harder if the horse is lacking implusion." They had instruction from a rather frightening continental dressage instructor, when most people were still just hunting made and thought dressage was for wimps.

 

[appylass]

A Pony to School - Diana Pullein Thompson had Clown in it

 

[jumbyjack]

Yaaaaay! A Pony to School! That's the one I was thinking of!

 

[Yosemite]

Thankyou all for saving my sanity!

Now trying to get hold of Three Ponies for Shannon from somewhere. My Mum 'mislaid' (I say chucked out!) my well-loved pony books when I was at Uni and I still hanker over them. Sad or what?

 

[Sophiesmum]

I have a confession to make - I knew the title of the book with Clown in it as it is by the side of my bed!

 

[tickety_boo]

When I was tiny, I always loved the pencil illustration of her jumping Clown over the picnic table on the lawn, all laid out with it's table cloth on!