perryhillbay
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What Childhood horsey books did you read
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FFF
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Heartland, Saddle Club, not strictly horsey but all the Animal Ark ones, and various ones my the Pullien Thompsons (sp?)
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and the Jill books
Heartland, Saddle Club, not strictly horsey but all the Animal Ark ones, and various ones my the Pullien Thompsons (sp?)
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Ditto this
TPO
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Everything that had a horse on the front cover or looked even remotely horsey!
Mainly Saddle Club, Jinny series, all Patrica Leitch's books, Jill series (oh golly!), Riders series and Pullen-thompson books.
I read the Flicka series recently and they weren't half brutal on the horses!!
Mainly Saddle Club, Jinny series, all Patrica Leitch's books, Jill series (oh golly!), Riders series and Pullen-thompson books.
I read the Flicka series recently and they weren't half brutal on the horses!!
Seahorse
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I remember reading a book called Jump To The Stars and its sequel called The Difficult Summer. I forget who wrote them but I read them over and over
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These are by Gillian Baxter 3 in seires there is also The Perfect Horse the final book
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I'd forgotten those - I really loved Jump to the Stars - may have to dig them out and read them again
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I've read 'The Perfect Horse' it's a brilliant book I didn't know there were others in the series. Wonder if I could buy them anywhere?
Also another book that I like that was about an injured jockey that taught pony club, one girl had a horse called Saffron that was a stargazer and another pony was in a pelham and napped! Can't remember much else about it but would love to know what it was called
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I remember reading a book called Jump To The Stars and its sequel called The Difficult Summer. I forget who wrote them but I read them over and over
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These are by Gillian Baxter 3 in seires there is also The Perfect Horse the final book
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I'd forgotten those - I really loved Jump to the Stars - may have to dig them out and read them again
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I've read 'The Perfect Horse' it's a brilliant book I didn't know there were others in the series. Wonder if I could buy them anywhere?
Also another book that I like that was about an injured jockey that taught pony club, one girl had a horse called Saffron that was a stargazer and another pony was in a pelham and napped! Can't remember much else about it but would love to know what it was called
Indy
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Fly by Night and The Team by KM Peyton
Phantom Horse series
The Black Stallion series
Jinny at Finmory series
Silver Brumby series
There was also The Second Mount and Three to Ride by one of the Pullen Thompson sisters which were way old when they were written - I think before I was born!
My all time faves were Fly by Night and the team though
Phantom Horse series
The Black Stallion series
Jinny at Finmory series
Silver Brumby series
There was also The Second Mount and Three to Ride by one of the Pullen Thompson sisters which were way old when they were written - I think before I was born!
My all time faves were Fly by Night and the team though
Seahorse
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Also a book that had a pony in it called Tom Tit, anyone remember that one?
golddustsara
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The Black Stallion
Silver Brumby Series
The Maltese Cat (I have a first edition as a gift from my Grandad after he knew I loved it)
Flicka
Saddle Club
And one about a Highland pony called Mouse.... can't remember the name
Silver Brumby Series
The Maltese Cat (I have a first edition as a gift from my Grandad after he knew I loved it)
Flicka
Saddle Club
And one about a Highland pony called Mouse.... can't remember the name
Boxers
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Like almost everyone else I grew up with Jill and Jackie amongst others - Flambards or course too - I now have the DVD of Flambards and love it.
My all time favourite was Monica Edwards - Wish For a Pony. Set down in the Romney Marsh area with Tamzin and Rissa
Hence my eldest daughter is called Tamsin and my younger one Marissa - !!
Monica Edwards wrote two 'series' of books - one was with Tamzin and set by the seaside and the other was the Punchbowl series with a family living in an old farmhouse which one of the kids brothers farmed (in between going to school!).
Comfort reading - I still have all my books and once in a while I will read one of them.
AND don't forget Jilly Cooper's Riders - fab
My all time favourite was Monica Edwards - Wish For a Pony. Set down in the Romney Marsh area with Tamzin and Rissa
Hence my eldest daughter is called Tamsin and my younger one Marissa - !!
Monica Edwards wrote two 'series' of books - one was with Tamzin and set by the seaside and the other was the Punchbowl series with a family living in an old farmhouse which one of the kids brothers farmed (in between going to school!).
Comfort reading - I still have all my books and once in a while I will read one of them.
AND don't forget Jilly Cooper's Riders - fab
charlimouse
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Oh My Mum bought me a second hand copy of wish for a pony, I loved it!!!
TelH
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Oh my there was a 3rd book after Jump to The Stars and The Difficult Summer?!?
I never knew that! I so have to find it
Jaii
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I used to find all the old horsey books in my local library which hadn't been taken out for years and the librarian would give me them for free
I got most of my horsey books this way.
My favourite though would be The Black Stallion and Satan (confusing title) and I also loved one called Ponies Plot
My favourite though would be The Black Stallion and Satan (confusing title) and I also loved one called Ponies Plot
Lanky Loll
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The Jill books, Silver Brumby, Flicka, Punchbowl series, anything Pullein-Thompson, Black Beauty & Black Beauty's Family, the Pat Smyth series, The Black Stallion, Flambards - recently rebought these!!
One of our old neighbours gave me a huge box full which mum appears to have got rid of over the years
. Recently much to OH's bemusement I seem to be visiting lots of second hand book shops and rebuying them
One of our old neighbours gave me a huge box full which mum appears to have got rid of over the years
Evelynmary
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Anyone old enough to remember pony books in the 50's? Do they recall a story involving crossing a road/through the mist to a perfect horse world? Sorry very vague but its really annoying not being able to remember more nor the title.
Silver Snaffles comes from a childhood favorite and recently someone on here advised me it has been reprinted and I now have a copy.
Silver Snaffles comes from a childhood favorite and recently someone on here advised me it has been reprinted and I now have a copy.
Sarah B
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AND don't forget Jilly Cooper's Riders - fab
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I was also a Jackie/Jill fan..."Jill has two ponies" was my fave! Endless others I don't remember the name of but desperately want to read again now! (runs off to check Ebay!)
And of course - ditto - as I got older, Riders!
AND don't forget Jilly Cooper's Riders - fab
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I was also a Jackie/Jill fan..."Jill has two ponies" was my fave! Endless others I don't remember the name of but desperately want to read again now! (runs off to check Ebay!)
And of course - ditto - as I got older, Riders!
Lobelia_Overhill
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I have the full set of Jill books - I re-read them not that long ago
I had a few of the Jinny/Shantih books, and recently found a site that sells second hand books, found all the Jinny books and ordered them! I didn't realise there were 13 in the series, I only had 3 and read 2 others...
I also had Dream of Fair Horses and Jump to the Top
My Friend Flicka, Thunderhead and Green Grass of Wyoming, I'm going to re-read them next!
I had a few Pullein-Thomson books, but I can't remember which ones, other than one about a Pony Club
To my great shame I've never read Black Beauty...
I had a few of the Jinny/Shantih books, and recently found a site that sells second hand books, found all the Jinny books and ordered them! I didn't realise there were 13 in the series, I only had 3 and read 2 others...
I also had Dream of Fair Horses and Jump to the Top
My Friend Flicka, Thunderhead and Green Grass of Wyoming, I'm going to re-read them next!
I had a few Pullein-Thomson books, but I can't remember which ones, other than one about a Pony Club
To my great shame I've never read Black Beauty...
monkeybum13
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Heartland, Saddle Club, not strictly horsey but all the Animal Ark ones, and various ones my the Pullien Thompsons (sp?)
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and don't forget Sheltie!!!
Heartland, Saddle Club, not strictly horsey but all the Animal Ark ones, and various ones my the Pullien Thompsons (sp?)
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and don't forget Sheltie!!!
Mike007
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My friend Flika, The greengrass of Wyoming,and Thunderhead.
zefragile
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Also another book that I like that was about an injured jockey that taught pony club, one girl had a horse called Saffron that was a stargazer and another pony was in a pelham and napped! Can't remember much else about it but would love to know what it was called
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They were the Pony Club series. Pony Club Cup, Pony Club Challenge and Pony Club Trek, I think. I loved those books.
Also another book that I like that was about an injured jockey that taught pony club, one girl had a horse called Saffron that was a stargazer and another pony was in a pelham and napped! Can't remember much else about it but would love to know what it was called
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They were the Pony Club series. Pony Club Cup, Pony Club Challenge and Pony Club Trek, I think. I loved those books.
mypegasus
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I remember reading a series of three books by Caroline Akrill.
They were
Eventers Dream
A Hoof in the Door
Ticket to Ride
Also read
National Velvet
International Velvet
Saddle Club series
Jinny
and the Pullein Thompson books
Still have the Caroline Akrill trilogy.
They were
Eventers Dream
A Hoof in the Door
Ticket to Ride
Also read
National Velvet
International Velvet
Saddle Club series
Jinny
and the Pullein Thompson books
Still have the Caroline Akrill trilogy.
Irishlife
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Jill Series, all Pullein Thompson but absolute best "Show Jumping Secret" about a boy with a withered leg who rode Secret in a Foxhunter and Secret would nuzzle him for sugar and their adventures in the show jumping world of about 1940. She was a grey mare and it is bloody marvellous!!!!! Been trying to get a copy for ages and ages as foolishly gave entire childhood horse book collection to neices for whom horses were a "phase"..
tedster
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I remember reading a book called Jump To The Stars and its sequel called The Difficult Summer. I forget who wrote them but I read them over and over
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These are by Gillian Baxter 3 in seires there is also The Perfect Horse the final book
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I'd forgotten those - I really loved Jump to the Stars - may have to dig them out and read them again
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I've read 'The Perfect Horse' it's a brilliant book I didn't know there were others in the series. Wonder if I could buy them anywhere?
Also another book that I like that was about an injured jockey that taught pony club, one girl had a horse called Saffron that was a stargazer and another pony was in a pelham and napped! Can't remember much else about it but would love to know what it was called
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This book is by one of the Pullein Thompsons I think Its Josephine Its called The Pony Club Cup then followed by the Pony Club Challenge
You can buy most books on Amazon even the some of the really old ones
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I remember reading a book called Jump To The Stars and its sequel called The Difficult Summer. I forget who wrote them but I read them over and over
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These are by Gillian Baxter 3 in seires there is also The Perfect Horse the final book
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I'd forgotten those - I really loved Jump to the Stars - may have to dig them out and read them again
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I've read 'The Perfect Horse' it's a brilliant book I didn't know there were others in the series. Wonder if I could buy them anywhere?
Also another book that I like that was about an injured jockey that taught pony club, one girl had a horse called Saffron that was a stargazer and another pony was in a pelham and napped! Can't remember much else about it but would love to know what it was called
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This book is by one of the Pullein Thompsons I think Its Josephine Its called The Pony Club Cup then followed by the Pony Club Challenge
You can buy most books on Amazon even the some of the really old ones
Sussexbythesea
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When I was little about 5 or 6 I went through a phase of only wanting the abridged version of Black Beauty read to me and when my mum or sisters finished reading it it they had to start it again.
Others
All Black Stallion Books
Jill books
Jinny and Shantih
Silver Brumby
Phantom Horse
Flicka series
Pullein-Thompsons esp the one which started with Six Ponies and a slightly drippy girl called Noel who could ride better than she thought.
I still have practically all of them and I still buy them whenever I see one I haven't got at jumble sales, car boots, second-hand and charity shops. One of my dreams (slightly sad I know
) is to have a little library filled with every horse book imaginable - I must have over 4 - 500 horse books so far but most are in boxes as I havent yet got anywhere to put them.
Others
All Black Stallion Books
Jill books
Jinny and Shantih
Silver Brumby
Phantom Horse
Flicka series
Pullein-Thompsons esp the one which started with Six Ponies and a slightly drippy girl called Noel who could ride better than she thought.
I still have practically all of them and I still buy them whenever I see one I haven't got at jumble sales, car boots, second-hand and charity shops. One of my dreams (slightly sad I know
tabithakat64
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I have to admit I've read all of the books mentioned in this thread
I still have all the Follyfoot, Silver Brumby, Jill, Black Stallion series and several others
I have to admit my favourite book is I wanted a pony though.
I still have all the Follyfoot, Silver Brumby, Jill, Black Stallion series and several others
perryhillbay
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I have to admit I've read all of the books mentioned in this thread
I still have all the Follyfoot, Silver Brumby, Jill, Black Stallion series and several others
I have to admit my favourite book is I wanted a pony though.
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I LOVED I want a pony! It was so like me... staring longingly at the police horses on the way to school, and then staring longingly at the horse poo left by them on the way home... PMSL!!
I have to admit I've read all of the books mentioned in this thread
I still have all the Follyfoot, Silver Brumby, Jill, Black Stallion series and several others
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I LOVED I want a pony! It was so like me... staring longingly at the police horses on the way to school, and then staring longingly at the horse poo left by them on the way home... PMSL!!
LindyLulu
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i think i've read all the books mentioned on here too.
sussexbythesea- i loved the six ponies one too!!
i re-read so many of these titles when i was pregnant.
i feel all nostalgic now......
sussexbythesea- i loved the six ponies one too!!
i re-read so many of these titles when i was pregnant.
i feel all nostalgic now......
milomoo
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I have read all of the ones already mentioned.
Did anyone else read a book called Darkling about a girl that buys a bedraggled TB yearling that ends up being a half decent racehorse?
Did anyone else read a book called Darkling about a girl that buys a bedraggled TB yearling that ends up being a half decent racehorse?