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Horse & Pony Books:
THE RUNAWAY PONY
(LUTTERWORTH 1961)
ILLUSTRATED BY WENDY MARCHANT
Reprinted a couple of times by Lutterworth in hardback.
SUMMARY: Merrylegs the pony runs off to find his donkey friend Bill.
PONYMAD VIEW: A lovely little heart-warming tale for younger readers or the young at heart!
PONYMAD RATING: 4 HORSESHOES
THE RAG AND BONE PONY
(LUTTERWORTH 1962)
ILLUSTRATED BY WENDY MARCHANT
Reprinted by Lutterworth in hardback in 1967.
DAN AND HIS DONKEY
(LUTTERWORTH 1964)
Reprinted by Lutterworth in hardback in 1969.
SUMMARY: Donkey story. Dan finds a good home for Viola the donkey but then finds she has been sold to someone else. As he tries to rescue her he becomes involved with horse thieves!
THE PLAYING FIELD HORSES
(ABERLARD SCHUMAN 1976)
ILLUSTRATED BY CLIFFORD BAYLY
LITTLE STICK AND BIG WHO
(HAMISH HAMILTON 1976)
ILLUSTRATED BY GRAHAM HUMPHREYS
SUMMARY: Not sure how much horse content. Little Stick, who has a withered leg, has been rejected as a hunter by the elders of his tribe. Can he find respect with the help of the slow witted Big Who and Horse?
Collectors Info:
Although not commonly seen most of the books are reasonably easy to find in the UK on the internet and usually low cost. The Playing Field Horses seem to be a little rarer than the others. All quite hard to find elsewhere.
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