tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348056790070661555.post8885847912487163934..comments2023-07-24T18:26:19.495+10:00Comments on Alien Onion: My kingdom for a horseThe Alien Onionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07037127806592724297noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348056790070661555.post-44544157887983112692009-11-10T22:39:40.347+11:002009-11-10T22:39:40.347+11:00Love, love love The Wells of Beersheba by Frank Da...Love, love love The Wells of Beersheba by Frank Dalby Davison - especially timely since it is Remembrance Day tomorrow!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348056790070661555.post-73064530255115677212009-11-06T09:18:07.986+11:002009-11-06T09:18:07.986+11:00(Gasps!)
Okay, maybe I will!(Gasps!)<br /><br />Okay, maybe I will!A latte beckonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967372772145537800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348056790070661555.post-7056286865923876162009-11-06T08:56:03.449+11:002009-11-06T08:56:03.449+11:00So many good horse books we've never even hear...So many good horse books we've never even heard of. Thanks everyone!<br /><br />Kate - You may have to write the ballet books post. I, for one, never even read Noel Streatfeild. <br /><br />--SThe Alien Onionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07037127806592724297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348056790070661555.post-84300907431399842042009-11-05T12:58:19.355+11:002009-11-05T12:58:19.355+11:00Oh, I had a Jill book too - was it Ruby Ferguson w...Oh, I had a Jill book too - was it Ruby Ferguson who wrote them?<br /><br />And must also mention Elizabeth Goudge's 'The Little White Horse' (which was actually a unicorn).<br /><br />Onions, I look forward to your post on ballet books which must inevitably follow..!A latte beckonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967372772145537800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348056790070661555.post-35640195347151527672009-11-04T20:45:35.993+11:002009-11-04T20:45:35.993+11:00My favourite was The Black Stallion - boy and hors...My favourite was The Black Stallion - boy and horse stranded on desert island forge lifelong bond. *sigh*Zoehttp://www.twitter.com/zoe_waltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348056790070661555.post-53853006185066321112009-11-04T18:10:22.736+11:002009-11-04T18:10:22.736+11:00I also had that fantastic book Can I Get There By ...I also had that fantastic book Can I Get There By Candlelight?, which so few people seem to have heard of that I had begun to think I was insane...<br /><br />I have read all the books mentioned (massive horse lover as a young 'un, and still) but my favourite authors were the Pullein-Thompson sisters ("Three Ponies and Shannon", "I Wanted a Pony" etc) and my favourite series were the Jill books - "Jill's Gymkhana", "Jill's Pony Trek", "Jill Enjoys Her Ponies"...<br /><br />I get them out for a read every couple of years. They're still awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348056790070661555.post-102686357040808072009-11-04T17:17:22.003+11:002009-11-04T17:17:22.003+11:00I need to amend my comment, too -- the girl who mi...I need to amend my comment, too -- the girl who miraculously recovered the power to walk was Lesley, not Lindsey. Whoops!A latte beckonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967372772145537800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348056790070661555.post-51950254522302488672009-11-04T16:06:02.213+11:002009-11-04T16:06:02.213+11:00Kate, you are so right about Black Beauty! It'...Kate, you are so right about Black Beauty! It's been so long since I read it that I'd totally forgotten! *busily ammends post*<br /><br />--SThe Alien Onionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07037127806592724297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348056790070661555.post-21220050202701503972009-11-04T15:07:11.849+11:002009-11-04T15:07:11.849+11:00Black Beauty is from the point of view of the hors...Black Beauty is from the point of view of the horse, izzn't it?<br /><br />My personal faves in this genre are the Romney Marsh books by Monica Edwards. Tamzin and Rissa are horse crazy, but the best part is when crippled Lindsey staggers to her feet and rushes to save her beloved (now sold to Tamzin, cos she couldn't ride him any more on account of being crippled) pony from being poisoned by a carelessly flung branch of yew...<br /><br />I quote from memory: "She walked, straight as a die, to Tamzin's mother..."<br /><br />Ah, the power of a horse on a young gel.A latte beckonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967372772145537800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348056790070661555.post-13063258616763080562009-11-04T14:19:42.852+11:002009-11-04T14:19:42.852+11:00I had a book called A Morgan for Melinda by Doris ...I had a book called A Morgan for Melinda by Doris Gates, and I loved that. Ooh, just found out there's a sequel! <br /><br />And Thurley Fowler's A Horse Called Butterfly. Why isn't Thurley Fowler more famous? She is awesome.<br /><br />Oh and Can I Get There by Candlelight? A timeslip novel where the horse is the key to movement between worlds (uh, how does that work again?)<br /><br />Fred is loving Bonnie and Sam. We have it on audio.<br /><br />My capcha is squit. Hee.Penni Russonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956453252195293843noreply@blogger.com