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Post by susanb on Jun 5, 2010 15:28:35 GMT 1
Thanks for the clues, they were needed!
Is 10 Flame from The Island Stallion series by Walter Farley? He and the Black clashed in The Black Stallion and Flame.
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Post by susanb on Jun 5, 2010 16:58:09 GMT 1
Taking another shot at 6 (a real shot in the dark!), could it be Pirate from Outcast, Stallion of Hawaii by Harlan Thompson (aka Stephen Holt). Bart Holiday (the protagonist) makes a special shoe for Pirate's injured hoof
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Post by darkhorse on Jun 5, 2010 18:57:01 GMT 1
I should have come on earlier.....I'm sure I would have got Silver Blaze and Flame from the clues but the others beat me to it! Is the ghost series about an oddly coloured horse the Green Horse Hotel. Can't remember the author but I do recall the name from a review you did on your blog. It's not much help to me but it may jog someone else's memory if it's correct.
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Post by Claire on Jun 6, 2010 17:14:22 GMT 1
Susan your two answers are correct. Darkhorse you are getting there. I think the book in question is on my blog too, so reading it may help! Just 2 to go folks. No. 3 is by a very popular author!
Latest recap:
1. I WAS WON IN A COMPETITION AND MY OWNER SEEMED TO IRRITATE THE ENTIRE MALE POPULATION! ANSWER: MISTY FROM THE JACKIE BOOKS BY JUDITH BERRISFORD
2. EVERYONE WANTED ME AT THE START OF THE BOOK BUT AT THE END I WASN'T THE WINNER... ANSWER: GREY DAWN FROM SIX PONIES BY JPT
3. I AM BEAUTIFUL IN LOOKS BUT NOT SPIRIT. MY UNCERTAIN FATE MADE A GIRL QUESTION HER CAREER ANSWER: THE BLIZZARD FROM THE SILVER BRIDLE BY CAROLINE AKRILL
4. MY UNFLATTERING NICKNAME MADE ME SOUND LIKE I SHOULD BE IN THE KITCHEN NOT THE STABLE. I WAS THE FIRST OF MANY PONIES FOR MY OWNER ANSWER: CAVALIER (aka THE TOASTRACK) FROM A PONY FOR JEAN BY JOANNA CANNAN
5. I WAS THE ONLY PONY WITHOUT A NAME AND I HELPED A GIRL REGAIN HER LOVE OF RIDING ANSWER: NONNY FROM THE MYSTERY TREK BY PRIMROSE CUMMING
6. I AM A PALOMINO. I LIVED IN PARADISE BUT I WASN'T HAPPY UNTIL A BOY MADE ME SOMETHING I NEEDED ANSWER: PIRATE FROM OUTCAST STALLION OF HAWAII BY HARLAN THOMPSON/STEPHEN HOLT
7. I AM A BIG GIRL. I WAS RESCUED FROM A NASTY MAN AND ENDED UP WITH TWO FOALS! ANSWER: MATILDA FROM THE MATILDA SERIES BY CAROL VAUGHAN
8. I WAS BADLY TREATED BUT I ENDED UP STARTING A TV SHOW! ANSWER: COBBLERS DREAM FROM THE FOLLYFOOT BOOKS BY MONICA DICKENS
9. A GANG OF KIDS ATTEMPTED TO RAISE MONEY TO BUY ME. I SHARE MY NAME WITH A FAMOUS FICTIONAL RACE HORSE ANSWER: SILVER BLAZE FROM SILVER BLAZE BY LILIAS EDWARDS
10. I AM CHESTNUT AND I HAD A MUCH MORE FAMOUS RIVAL OF A DIFFERENT COLOUR. ANSWER: FLAME FROM THE ISLAND STALLION BOOKS BY WALTER FARLEY
11. I HAD MORE THAN ONE NAME AND WAS ALSO TWO DIFFERENT COLOURS! ANSWER: BLACK BOY FROM RUBY FERGUSON'S JILL SERIES
12. I WAS WILD BUT THEN I FORMED A CLOSE BOND WITH A GIRL AND A DOG. ANSWER: TAM FROM TAM THE UNTAMED BY MARY PATCHETT
13. I WAS NOT UGLY THO MY NICK-NAME WAS. I CAME BETWEEN TWO FRIENDS. TOAD FROM THE TEAM BY K M PEYTON
14. I NEARLY DIED BUT HAD A FOAL AS SWEET AS ME! ANSWER: CANDY FROM THE PONY SEEKERS TRILOGY BY DPT
15. I HAVE A MUSICAL NAME AND I COME FROM POLAND ANSWER: JAZZ FROM THE BRAZEN HORSE BY ISOLDE PULLUM
16. I WAS 'A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOUR' AMONGST A FAMOUS HERD ANSWER: TAMBO FROM SILVER BRUMBY'S DAUGHTER, ETC BY ELYNE MITCHELL
17. I FEATURED IN A LONG RUNNING AMERICAN SERIES AND MY OWNER'S NAME BEGAN WITH THE SAME INITIAL AS MINE BLAZE FROM THE BILL AND BLAZE BOOKS BY C W ANDERSON
18. DESPITE MY NAME I AM A HORSE AND NOT A FELINE! I TRAVELLED A LONG WAY WITH MY BEST FRIEND. ANSWER: GATO FROM A F TSCHIFFELY'S TALE OF TWO HORSES/TSCHIFFELY'S RIDE
19. I LIVE IN SCOTLAND. I WAS ALWAYS BEING OVERSHADOWED BY A MORE GLAMOUROUS HORSE BUT THE AUTHOR OF MY BOOKS WOULD HAVE PREFFERED TO RIDE ME! ANSWER: BRAMBLE FROM THE JINNY SERIES BY PAT LEITCH
20. I AM A PALOMINO AND I HAVE BEEN AN ARTIST'S MODEL! SEA-BLONDE FROM SUE ELAINE DRAWS A HORSE BY GILLIAN HIRST (BAXTER) & MARION COAKES
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Post by susanb on Jun 6, 2010 18:10:11 GMT 1
15 Jazz from Brazen Horse by Isolde Pullum
Kudos go to Darkhorse though....I wouldn't have thought of it if she hadn't id the Green Horse Hotel connection! I got a copy recently (it turned up in my library's booksale), but haven't read it yet!
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Post by Claire on Jun 6, 2010 20:55:17 GMT 1
Yep Jazz is right.
Just no. 3 to go folks...
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Post by Claire on Jun 11, 2010 11:20:37 GMT 1
I have given all the correct answers now so we can wrap this one up. The winners are: 1st susanb 2nd kunuma 3rd (joint) rosie & haffy Well done to everyone who got correct answers.
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