Post by Claire on Mar 16, 2014 13:35:45 GMT 1
Hi all if you are on facebook you may have seen the various 'list challenges' that are doing the rounds. There was one which listed 100 classic books and challenged people to see how many they had read. Tintin suggested that we do a similar one for pony books. I'm starting to compile a list of the best, classic and most iconic pony books and if we manage to get 100 we could have our own list challenge and test everyone to see how many they have read.
Here's what I have so far:
FLY BY NIGHT BY K M PEYTON
BLIND BEAUTY BY K M PEYTON
FLAMBARDS BY K M PEYTON
I WANTED A PONY BY DPT
NOEL & HENRY PONY CLUB SERIES BY JPT
EVENTING TRILOGY BY CAROLINE AKRILL
SILVER BRUMBY SERIES BY ELYNE MITCHELL
JINNY SERIES BY PATRICIA LEITCH
THE BLACK LOCH BY PATRICIA LEITCH
JUMP TO THE TOP BY PATRICIA LEITCH
JILL SERIES BY RUBY FERGUSON
JUMP FOR THE STARS BY GILLIAN BAXTER
THE HORSEMASTERS BY DON STANFORD
THE FIRST ROSETTE BY CPT
THE HORSE SALE BY CPT
I RODE A WINNER BY CPT
RIDING WITH THE LYNTONS BY DPT
PRINCE AMONG PONIES BY JPT
DREAM PONY BY ELINORE HAVERS
A HORSE CALLED SEPTEMBER BY ANNE DIGBY
THE BRUMBY BY MARY PATCHETT
THE BLACK STALLION BY WALTER FARLEY
MISTY OF CHINCOTEAGUE BY MARGUERITE HENRY
KING OF THE WIND
HORSE IN THE HOUSE BY WILLIAM CORBIN
MY FRIEND FLICKA BY MARY O HARA
PUNCHBOWL FARM & ROMNEY MARSH SERIES
BLACK BEAUTY BY ANNA SEWELL
SILVER SNAFFLES BY PRIMROSE CUMMING
NATIONAL VELVET BY ENID BAGNOLD
A PONY FOR JEAN BY JOANNA CANNAN
I WROTE A PONY BOOK BY JOANNA CANNAN
MOORLAND MOUSIE BY GOLDEN GORSE
THE LITTLE WHITE HORSE BY ELIZABETH GOUDGE
QUEEN RIDER BY A D LANGHOLM
CAN I GET THERE BY CANDLELIGHT BY JEAN SLAUGHTER DOTY
THE CRUMB BY JEAN SLAUGHTER DOTY
TAKING FLIGHT BY SHEILA WILKINSON
THERE MUST BE HORSES BY DIANA KIMPTON
WAR HORSE BY MICHAEL MORPURGO
I'm still less than half of the 100 so any more suggestions would be gratefully received. I particularly need more non-UK, adult and modern titles to balance it out a bit.
Incidentally if you would like to see the original book list challenge and test yourself I have posted it here:
ponybooks.proboards.com/thread/2133/top-books-list-challenge-read
Here's what I have so far:
FLY BY NIGHT BY K M PEYTON
BLIND BEAUTY BY K M PEYTON
FLAMBARDS BY K M PEYTON
I WANTED A PONY BY DPT
NOEL & HENRY PONY CLUB SERIES BY JPT
EVENTING TRILOGY BY CAROLINE AKRILL
SILVER BRUMBY SERIES BY ELYNE MITCHELL
JINNY SERIES BY PATRICIA LEITCH
THE BLACK LOCH BY PATRICIA LEITCH
JUMP TO THE TOP BY PATRICIA LEITCH
JILL SERIES BY RUBY FERGUSON
JUMP FOR THE STARS BY GILLIAN BAXTER
THE HORSEMASTERS BY DON STANFORD
THE FIRST ROSETTE BY CPT
THE HORSE SALE BY CPT
I RODE A WINNER BY CPT
RIDING WITH THE LYNTONS BY DPT
PRINCE AMONG PONIES BY JPT
DREAM PONY BY ELINORE HAVERS
A HORSE CALLED SEPTEMBER BY ANNE DIGBY
THE BRUMBY BY MARY PATCHETT
THE BLACK STALLION BY WALTER FARLEY
MISTY OF CHINCOTEAGUE BY MARGUERITE HENRY
KING OF THE WIND
HORSE IN THE HOUSE BY WILLIAM CORBIN
MY FRIEND FLICKA BY MARY O HARA
PUNCHBOWL FARM & ROMNEY MARSH SERIES
BLACK BEAUTY BY ANNA SEWELL
SILVER SNAFFLES BY PRIMROSE CUMMING
NATIONAL VELVET BY ENID BAGNOLD
A PONY FOR JEAN BY JOANNA CANNAN
I WROTE A PONY BOOK BY JOANNA CANNAN
MOORLAND MOUSIE BY GOLDEN GORSE
THE LITTLE WHITE HORSE BY ELIZABETH GOUDGE
QUEEN RIDER BY A D LANGHOLM
CAN I GET THERE BY CANDLELIGHT BY JEAN SLAUGHTER DOTY
THE CRUMB BY JEAN SLAUGHTER DOTY
TAKING FLIGHT BY SHEILA WILKINSON
THERE MUST BE HORSES BY DIANA KIMPTON
WAR HORSE BY MICHAEL MORPURGO
I'm still less than half of the 100 so any more suggestions would be gratefully received. I particularly need more non-UK, adult and modern titles to balance it out a bit.
Incidentally if you would like to see the original book list challenge and test yourself I have posted it here:
ponybooks.proboards.com/thread/2133/top-books-list-challenge-read