Bibliography: pony books only

For Sale or Swap
Random House Australia, 2004

I managed to get hold of this one, and it is an excellent read.  I’m really at a loss as to why this isn’t published in the UK, as it is head and shoulders ahead of most of the competition.  It is the best modern pony book I’ve read in a while.  Shelby, the heroine, is convinced she will improve her riding with a different pony, so swaps her own Blue for Maxshine Celtic Copper.  The swap is a disaster: Copper, it turns out, is stolen and after returning her Shelby has no pony. There is no trace of Blue.   How Shelby reacts to her setbacks make this a really involving read.

Greener Pastures
Random House Australia, due out mid to late 2008

Hide & Seek
Random House Australia, 2007

Shelby and her mum look for Diablo, a prize stallion gone missing from the stables. After a trick-riding troupe come to town, Shelby starts to learn some of their tricks, and it looks as if Blue is a perfect trick-riding pony.

Hot Potato
Random House Australia, 2006, reprinted 2007

Shelby and her friends buy a pony going cheap at an auction, convinced they can sell the pony on for more than they paid.  However, none of the girls are actually allowed to have a new horse, so each tell their parents the pony belongs to one of the others:  and nothing else goes quite to plan, either...

Beginner’s Luck
Random House Australia, 2005

Shelby has to find somewhere else to keep Blue, fast, and enters the Matchstick Town Challenge to try and win money to keep Blue.