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Horse & Pony Books:
PAT'S HARMONY (WORLD [USA] 1952) ILUSTRATED BY OLIVER GRIMLEY SUMMARY: Show jumping story. Can Pat make a jumper out of the weak and sickly Harmony?
THUNDER (WORLD [USA] 1954) ILUSTRATED BY EDWARD SHENTON SUMMARY: Story of the friendship between Spud and Pete, a black and a white boy, and Thunder, the horse they hope to train as a racehorse.
AMIGO, CIRCUS HORSE (WORLD [USA] 1955) ILUSTRATED BY HENRY PITZ EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, Famous Horse Stories edition Reprinted by Grosset & Dunlap as part of their Famous Horse Stories series SUMMARY: Teenage Franz rides Lippizaner horses in a circus, but longs to train the palomino Amigo.
SILVER SPURS TO MONTEREY (WORLD [USA] 1956) ILUSTRATED BY HERMAN D. GIESEN SUMMARY: Historical horse story. Tom Larkin is the first American boy born in the state of California. He tames the wild buckskin General and hopes to win a pair of Spanish silver spurs.
RED TARTAR (WORLD [USA] 1957) ILUSTRATED BY WESLEY DENNIS SUMMARY: Racing themed story. Can the colt Red Tartar, great grandson of the legendary Man o'War save the fortunes of Randy and his grandfather? They pin their hopes on Red becoming a top racehorse. Unfortunately an unscrupulous neighbour who wants the horse for himself has other ideas...
Collector's Info: All are fairly easy to find in America, with the possible exception of Red Tartar which is a bit rarer than the others. There were no British editions published, and the books are rarely seen in the UK.
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