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Horse & Pony Books:
SILVER BLAZE (HAMLYN PB 1968) SUMMARY: Susan loves the pony Silver Blaze but he is not hers. She and her friends from the Youth Club put on a pantomime to raise money to buy him but things don't go smoothly. PONYMAD VIEW: Heart-warming rescue type story. PONYMAD RATING: 4 HORSESHOES
THE DANCING PONY (GOLDEN PLEASURE PB 1965) ILLUSTRATED BYJOAN THOMPSON SUMMARY: Debbie makes friends with Mr. Pegg and his Dartmoor pony Brownie, who now pulls his cart but was once a circus pony. Debbie learns to ride Brownie but then tragedy strikes when Mr. Pegg has an accident and the pony disappears… PONYMAD VIEW: Mystery pony story. An unusual format - this is large illustrated paperback edition with more illustrations than is usual in a pony book, almost a picture book but aimed at an older readership than is the usual picture book. PONYMAD RATING: 4 HORSESHOES
A STABLE TO LET (COLLINS 1973) Part of the Collins Pony Library series SUMMARY: Cherry is a rather spoilt girl used to getting her own way but contact with horsy people and concern for a neglected pony make her a nicer person. PONYMAD VIEW: Good solid story with the popular theme of horse improves an unpleasant person.. PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES
Collectors Info: Both Silver Blaze and The Dancing Pony were paperback first editions. A Stable to Let was a hardback published as part of the Collins Pony Library. Silver Blaze is easy to find in the UK, the other two harder, with A Stable to Let being the rarest. All are fairly hard to get hold of outside the UK.
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