The Annuals 1966 -
The Pony Club Annual 1969
Publisher: Purnell, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1968
The Annual had a (brief) change of cover format, and appeared in colour for the first
time. It was
now published by Purnell. Contents included the painting competition
results, Pony Club Camp,
polo and the New Zealand Pony Club.
Short stories:
Josephine Pullein-
Selina Charlton: The Badger Brigade, illus Harold Beard
Many thanks to Pam Wakelam for the photo and information on the contents.
The Pony Club Annual 1971
Publisher: Purnell, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1970
This edition contained cartoons by Sally Webb, and an article n hunting by Pamela
Macgregor-
Short stories:
Josephine Pullein-
Selina Charlton: The Summer Film, illus Harold Beard
Elizabeth Rigbey: Tally Ho Quarry, illus Sally Webb
Many thanks to Pam Wakelam for the photo and information on the contents.
The Pony Club Annual 1972
Publisher: Purnell, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1971
This was the first Pony Club Annual I had, and I just about knew it off by heart.
It contained plenty of
articles on the Pony Club, as well as the usual competitions.
Short Stories:
Josephine Pullein-
mood when she starts off for the Scavenger Hunt.
Primrose Cumming: Firefly’s Foal, illus Sally Webb. Firefly’s foal has a chequered career.
Elizabeth Rigbey: (aged 13) The Noble Cause: a family rescue a pony.
Carol Vaughan: Flight of Fancy, illus Elizabeth E Bailey. Fancy’s circus skills come in very useful.
The Pony Club Annual 1973
Publisher: Purnell, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1972
The mixture continued as before: poems, Pony Club news and contributions by Pony Club members.
Short Stories:
Josephine Pullein-
family move to the country.
Jennifer Wharton: (aged 15) Doctor’s Orders.
Frances’ pony is sold after she has a terrible fall.
Selina Charlton: Christopher’s
Boots, illus Carolyn Dinan. Sheila is trying to find a cheap pair of
riding boots.
Elizabeth
Rigbey (aged 14) Bob’s “Switch”, illus Sally Webb. The Pony Club play switch.
The Pony Club Annual 1974
Publisher: Purnell, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1973
This edition didn’t have a short story by a Pony Club member, but continued with
stories from its
most frequently used authors: Josephine Pullein Thompson, Primrose
Cumming and Carol Vaughan.
Short Stories:
Primrose Cumming: A Pony Shared, illus Lesley Bruce. Geraldine and Jane share a
pony.
Carol Vaughan: Understanding Ulysse, illus Christine Bousfield. Ulysse is
a Camargue horse, and
he does things differently.
Josephine Pullein-
Club rally.
The Pony Club Annual 1975
Publisher: Purnell, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1974
Primrose Cumming and Carol Vaughan featured again: illustrator Christine Bousfield
also contributed
an article on how to draw horses. Readers contributed a crossword
and a puzzle.
Short Stories:
Selina Charlton: Night Visitors, illus Carolyn Dinan. Laura and Polly find it can be difficult growing up.
Primrose Cumming: The Fermoy Affair, illus Ellen Gilbert. The Appletons move house.
Pauline Gerrard: A Polo Conversation,illus Sian Williams. Leo is not quite the usual polo pony.
Carol Vaughan: Double Trouble, illus Sally Webb. Melissa and Martin are riding
as Indians in the
County Show’s Western Ride.
The Pony Club Annual 1976
Publisher: Purnell, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1975
In this edition, you could find out about the Pony Club in Jamaica and mounted games
in Amsterdam.
After a break of a few years, Josephine Pullein-
Short Stories:
Carol Vaughan: Lucky Star, illus Lesley Bruce. Emma and her aunt buy her first
pony, but make
every mistake in the book.
Josephine Pullein-
issue.
Cdr H Falcon-
Is saved.
The Pony Club Annual 1977
Publisher: Purnell, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1976
Domini Lawrence asked “Who hates dressage?” Barbara Joan Parker wrote on the diary
of a team
trainer, and Christine Bousfield carried on teaching the Pony Club member
how to draw. The illustrations
for the short stories deteriorated: they are uncredited
and would look more at home in Bunty.
Short Stories:
Veronica Riches: A Promise to Dawn. Nicky is going to start instructing the Pony Club.
Primrose Cumming: One Eventful Day. The Pony Club has to field a team for the Dereham
Trials,
even if it means including Badger.
Carol Vaughan: Foreigners are Different, illus Janet Johnstone. The Brownlows need
to earn money,
but are horrified when their mother arranged for two Italian children
to stay and ride their ponies.
The Pony Club Annual 1970
Publisher: Purnell, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1970
This Annual had three short stories, but otherwise the mix was as normal. It saw
another change of
cover format, which stayed for the remainder of the Annual’s time.
Short stories:
Selina Charlton: Adventure at the Flying Horse, illus Sally Webb. Susan and her
family move
to a pub from their idyllic farm.
Carol Vaughan: Pony Club Point-
to exercise for a month.
Primrose Cumming: Bridle Path or War Path, illus Janet Johnstone. The Pony Club
have to
report on all the local bridle paths.
The Pony Club Annual 1966
Publisher: Max Parrish & Co Ltd, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1965
This Annual was the first of the new format. It still contained short stories, but
the tenor of the
contents had changed. Education was still important, but entertaining
the young reader now had
much more emphasis. Two new features were added, which became
fixtures: Riders of Renown
(which did what it said on the tin), and In Many Moods,
pages of photographs.
Short stories:
Josephine Pullein-
they are successful and she is not.
Glenda Spooner: Our Trekking Holiday, illus Sally Webb. Gillian persuades her parents
to go
on a trekking holiday. This short story is about Gillian, heroine of The Silk
Purse.
Alan Delgado: Uncle Torquil, illus Helen Collins. Uncle Torquil is determined to
buy a horse,
despite the many reasons it might be a bad idea.
Primrose Cumming: Operation Acorn, illus John Board. Nathan is determined to save
Acorn
from being sold at the Autumn Sale.
The Pony Club Annual 1967
Publisher: Max Parrish & Co Ltd, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1966
Articles included USA Pony Clubs, Pamela Macgregor Morris on Keeping a Pony at Grass,
and
Thelwell contributed cartoons. There was a short story competition.
Short stories:
Josephine Pullein-
Carol Vaughan: A Pony Like Paladin, illus Sheila Rose
Alan Delgado: Uncle Torquil Again, illus Helen Collins
Many thanks to Pam Wakelam for the photo and information on the contents.
The Pony Club Annual 1968
Publisher: unknown
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1967
This Annual contained much more by members of the Pony Club, with the prize winning
entries
from the previous Annual’s competition, and pictures from the painting contest.
Short stories:
Patricia Jamieson (aged 12): No Pony Like Tango. The heroine rides again after
a tragic
accident.
Rosalie Copner (aged 13): Just Plain Wicked. Jane’s first pony, Holly, turns out to be a handful.
Primrose Cumming: A Matter of Background, illus Janet Johnstone. Veronica and Harriet
are
embarrassed by their non-
Carol Vaughan: A Rider for Rocket, illus David Rook. Spoiled Felicia meets Jane. And Rocket.
Many thanks to Pam Wakelam for the photo .
The Pony Club Annual 1978
Publisher: Purnell, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1977
More from Christine Bousfield on how to draw: an alphabetical guide to the Pony
Club, and the usual
competitions and puzzles.
Short Stories:
C W Knight: A Matter of Confidence, illus Elaine Roberts. Phil has never had the
confidence to try
for his Horseman’s Badge.
J R Williams: Injustice at Long-
Lightning at the stables, but is he too much for her?
Susan Frances Crees (aged 13): Phantom Horse. Jane sees a ghost.
Carol Vaughan: Ambling Anna, illus Sally Bell. Anna and Carabella both go on a diet.
The Pony Club Annual 1979
Publisher: Purnell, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1978
More on how to draw from Christine Bousfield; Primrose Cumming was back in the short
story fold, and
Sarah Mackenzie wrote about her pony club summer.
Short Stories:
Primrose Cumming: A Man’s World, illus Carolyn Dinan. A story you would think would
press the idea
of girls being as good as boys, but I’m not quite sure that’s what
it does.
Caroline Brown: The Hunter Trials, illus Elaine Roberts. Danny goes lame, so Cathy
rides Bristle
instead.
Elizabeth Rigbey: It Takes a Thief, illus Sally Bell. A family discover their old pony might be put down.
The Pony Club Annual 1980
Publisher: Purnell, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1979
Domini Lawrence contributed an article on dressage, readers contributed poems, and
Anna Buxton
wrote about Novice One Day Events. This was the last annual published
with a dustjacket.
Short Stories:
Carol Vaughan: Crystal Clear, illus Sally Bell. Selsdon Glory isn’t perhaps the
right pony for a
first timer.
Deborah Ghate: Fair Exchange, illus Carolyn Dinan. Helen has outgrown Brambleberry.
Denise Amos: Fergus, illus Elaine Roberts. Fergus the pony is very unimpressed
with the idea of
the Pony Club rally.
The Pony Club Annual 1981
Publisher: Purnell, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1980
This annual had laminated pictorial boards. Christine Bousfield was still teaching
you how to draw,
and readers contributed poems and limericks. A very young Nick Skelton
and Robert Smith appeared
in Riders of Renown.
Short Stories:
Jane Ettridge: The Rustlers, illus Elaine Roberts. Anna hopes to earn the reward
on offer for the
missing show pony, and buy a pony of her own.
Caroline Brown: Christmas Incident, illus Carol Way. Susan finds a neglected pony.
Carol Vaughan: Trials and Tribulations, illus Ellen Gilbert. Janie schools horses
for her mother who
are then sold, and alas, it is her beloved Gorgeous’s turn to go.
The Pony Club Annual 1982
Publisher: Purnell, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1981
There was an interesting article on teaching your pony to drive in this edition.
Michael Whitaker made
it into Riders of Renown, as did Ginny Holgate (Elliot)
Short Stories:
Carol Vaughan: Rockabye Renegade, illus Sally Bell. Aunt Janetta buys Patsy a pony.
Mr Marston
has his work cut out to sort them both out.
Hannah Halstead: The Miracle Pony, illus Christine Bousfield. Jo, who is blind, learns to ride.
Elizabeth Farmery: Surprise, illus Elaine Roberts. Beth buys her first pony, and it’s a bit of a battle.
The Pony Club Annual 1983
Publisher: Purnell, London
Editor: Genevieve Murphy
Date of publication: 1982
This I think was the last annual edited by Genevieve Murphy. Josephine Pullein-
the fold with a short story, and Carol Vaughan carried on being the Album’s
most stalwart short story
writer. There’s a short feature on Cusop Heiress, one of
Caroline Akrill’s show ponies. There were just
two stories in this annual, and the
amount of pages was cut from 76 in 1982 to 60.
Short Stories:
Josephine Pullein-
stops jumping, but it turns out there is a valid reason!
Carol Vaughan: Highwayman’s Copse, illus Elaine Roberts. Vanessa longs to join in with Pony Club
Events, but doesn’t have a pony.
