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Post by Claire on Nov 19, 2010 13:06:39 GMT 1
This was suggested by susan. Have copied some of her nominations below: A Job With Horses by JPT Jumping Jan and Nancy and the Carrs by Kathleen MacKenzie Janet Must Ride by D. Pullein-Thompson Near Miss by Claire Birch A Girl for the Horses by Betty Cavanna Three to Ride by C Pullein-Thompson (susan I changed the author of the first one from Gillian Baxter to JPT. What is it about Gillian lately trying to take credit for other people's stories lol ) Some other suggestions include: Pony Jobs for Jill Clear Round The Wendy series by Dorian Williams Ten Week Stables
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Post by susanb on Nov 19, 2010 13:43:28 GMT 1
The Grand Rogue by Frances Priddy
RE the JPT/Baxter mixup...lol....I wonder if it's the Allen cover art that's confusing everyone (myself included)....all those horses jumping through stirrups, hard to remember which is which! I know publishers have liked to have a unifying theme to cover art, so that a book in a series, or by an author is immediately recognisable in a bookstore, but it's always confused and irritated me....I LOATHED the US Putnam covers for Dick Francis's work for just that reason.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2010 14:13:39 GMT 1
Caroline Akrill - Flying Changes.....I think!
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Post by foxglove on Nov 19, 2010 14:31:29 GMT 1
Would there be a place for Eventer's Dream? Elaine has to think about her future options; working in a yard or trying to be a pro. She makes up some amazing job offer to impress people at one point I think!
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Post by susanb on Nov 19, 2010 16:08:30 GMT 1
foxglove...yes, definitely...she had to interview with, and get a job from the mad Fanes.....can't believe it didn't occur to me, as its a fave!
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Post by haffyfan on Nov 19, 2010 20:46:35 GMT 1
Would Caroline Akrill's Showing trilogy count...technically i suppose Caroline is just helping family but she certainly takes a more career path in If I could Ride.
Jackie and the Missing Showjumper? I guess more a holiday job than career though
The Stables At hampton - Gillian Baxter
The Ameteur horse dealers/Steep farm Stables - dealing is their job/way of life?
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Post by haffyfan on Nov 19, 2010 20:50:04 GMT 1
Just thought of a few more that might qualify
Roughshod Ride by gail Vinall - Zena and Toni are helping out/working at the stables for the summer
Darkling, Sound Of Distant cheering, Against the Odds, Blind Beauty, Trainer, Jockey school - all about working in racing stables
The Horsemasters - Don Stanford - they are training towards a career with horses
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Post by Claire on Nov 19, 2010 21:23:12 GMT 1
Not sure if I would count the Showing trilogy or the Jackie one, would have to think about some of the K M P ones. But the others haffy mentioned definitely. And susan thought there wouldn't be enough for a top 10.....
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Post by darkhorse on Nov 19, 2010 22:14:23 GMT 1
Rennie Goes Riding by Monica Edwards.
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Post by sarah on Nov 19, 2010 22:30:34 GMT 1
Susan's Riding School - Veronica Heath (I think)!!!
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Post by garej on Nov 19, 2010 22:37:32 GMT 1
Susan's Riding School - Veronica Heath (I think)!!! Yes, Veronica Heath did write Susan's Riding School.
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Post by rrosie on Nov 20, 2010 8:15:01 GMT 1
I echo Rennie Goes Riding. Classic career book!
Rrx
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Post by fizz on Nov 20, 2010 10:00:07 GMT 1
Ribbons & Rings & the Bracken series by Gillian Baxter. Ribbons & Rings has the portrait of the inexperienced groom Pauline.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2010 19:04:29 GMT 1
I'm just reading the Flying Horseman (love it!) and although its not a career with horses it is about him having a career on a fruit farm but really wanting to be a pilot. I've not finished it yet and I don't know if he gets to have a career with horses in the end. So I don't know if this counts or not!
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Post by Claire on Nov 24, 2010 16:27:40 GMT 1
In Winning Rider by Michael Hardcastle the heroine has to fight against her mother's desire for her to become a model to instead get a job as a jockey so it too is a type of career story.
Janet Young Rider/A Horse for the Holidays has a similar theme where Janet is almost persuaded to give up a horsy career, but wins thru in the end!
Please add any more suggestions today as I will be puttin the poll up tonight.
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Post by Claire on Nov 24, 2010 22:43:12 GMT 1
Added poll, vetoed a few suggestions I didnt think could really be classed as career stories so sorry if they were one of yours!
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Post by trixiepony on Nov 25, 2010 11:00:55 GMT 1
Fun thanks Claire!
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Post by fizz on Nov 25, 2010 15:52:53 GMT 1
Rennie Goes Riding 's a good book but hardly encourages one to consider working with horses. It's packed with tragedy; maybe she wrote it to discourage those who were not desperate to work with horses. I have read some of the others in the careers series & none seem so black. I don't think the nurse even lost a patient.
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Post by Claire on Nov 25, 2010 19:51:08 GMT 1
Yes fizz I agree I preferred Monica's Joan Goes Farming which was much more upbeat.
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Post by fizz on Nov 26, 2010 8:52:35 GMT 1
I've not read Joan Goes Farming. I just remember being shocked by one of the incidents in Rennie Goes Riding (you will know which one) it was the first time I had encountered such a scenario in a "child's book"
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Post by haffyfan on Nov 26, 2010 19:42:50 GMT 1
I need another vote, 10 wasn't enough!
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Post by sarah on Nov 26, 2010 21:39:05 GMT 1
I agree - I struggled to narrow it down. Although I haven't read The Grand Rogue so was able to discount that at least.
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Post by Claire on Nov 27, 2010 1:35:30 GMT 1
I found the rescue one the hardest to vote for I needed at least another 3 votes!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2013 18:24:30 GMT 1
Interesting to read this again now I've read a few more of them. I've retracted my vote and had another go.
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Post by Claire on Jun 30, 2013 19:21:09 GMT 1
Yes I may review the top 10s in a while and encourage people to check them all out and re-vote if necessary. Also I think we'll need a new 'modern' top 10 as new ones keep appearing.
But back to the careers subject. There seem to be 3 themes in the careers type books: A. Working with horses can be bloomin 'orrible and you'd be better off doing summat else. B. Working with horses can be bloomin 'orrible but its worth perservering. C. Working with horses is all hunky dory.
it would be quite interesting to work out which books fit in which category. Pony Jobs for Jill is defo in A, possibly also the Eventing trilogy. Most career books will probably fall into category B. Clear Round is prob in C as I can't recall anything bad happening in that one. Interesting reading that Fizz commented on some of the non-horsy careers books being all hearts and flowers too. I think Rennie just scrapes into B. although I think it would put a lot of people off so maybe in A!
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