Thanks to forum member Megan, who wrote this section.

 

Cobbler’s Dream

The latest edition of Cobbler’s Dream was re-named New Arrival at Follyfoot.

 

Several characters’ names change in the Follyfoot books, depending on the edition.  The Captain is later called the Colonel and Paul becomes Steve.

 

Main characters

The Captain - Manager of Follyfoot

The following characters all work at Follyfoot:

Paul, ex-borstal boy

Dora, lives with Uncle (Dick Catchpole) and his wife

Slugger Jones, apprentice jockey in his youth and became a boxer

Ronnie Stryker, has red hair and rides a motorbike

Uncle, (Dick Catchpole) is a long-term employee.

 

Tiny is an ex lady-wrestler and is Slugger Jones’ wife

 

Anna Sheppard - the Captain’s secretary

Callie is Anna’s 12 year old daughter

 

Other characters

Mrs Berry –rescues horses from the slaughter house

Chrissy – spoilt girl who beats up her pony Cobbler’s Dream

Jean Sheppard, Anna’s daughter-in-law, married to Peter – Callie and Anna live with them for a while.

The Night Riders – Vicious motorcycle thugs who steal and injure horses, using wire in their mouths as bits.

The Hyena – A previous dodgy acquaintance of Paul’s.

Tom - ex miner, head horse keeper to the pit ponies

Phyllis, Tom’s daughter and married to George.

Arthur – Phyllis’s brother

Darlene, Sandy and Sandra - Phyllis and George’s grandchildren

Corinne – helped at Follyfoot for a short while

Noreen – worked in a circus

Roxanne – the Captain’s ex girlfriend

 

Horses at Follyfoot farm

Cobbler’s Dream – Chestnut show jumping pony rescued by Paul

Old Puss

Spot – ex circus horse

N*gger– cruelly treated by “The Night Riders”

The weaver – ex Police horse

Flame – ex race horse

Charley/Jackey - ex pit pony

Trotsky

Prince

Nero

Dolly

Fanny

Elaine

Moonstone/Hero

Lancelot

Guinevere

Peregrine/Ginger

Mickey, piebald Shetland pony

Evermonde – saved from slaughter by Mrs Berry

Taffy and Titch, coster ponies that have holidays at the farm

Willy - ex-army mule.

Hippo – the Captain’s mongrel dog

Donkeys and various other animals not named.

 

Other horses/ponies/animals

Wonderboy - ex steeplechaser owned by Callie

Bob – Cart pony

Pogo – blacksmiths disabled daughter Moll’s pony

Showboat – the Captain’s horse in his army days

Pit ponies in the colliery that Tom worked at – Dot, N*gger, Owen, Buller, Punch, Star, Tiger, Admiral, Bobby, Ginger, Jim, Kit, Soldier, Larry, Sailor, John, Pride and Diamond

 

 

Follyfoot

Characters that work at Follyfoot

 

The Colonel – Manager of Follyfoot (character is known as the Captain in some editions)

Steve (character is known as Paul in some editions)

Dora

Slugger Jones and wife

Callie – Anna’s daughter

Anna – married to the Colonel

 

Other characters

Toby

Mr and Mrs Jordan - Owner of grey horse David

Nancy – The Jordan’s daughter

Cosmo Spence/Mac – American ex actor

Sydney Hammond – Owner of Pinecrest Hotel and stables

Mrs Hammond

Lewis the Louse – The Hammond’s son

Todd – The Hammond’s eldest son

Mrs Ogilvie – stays at Pinecrest Hotel

Sergeant Oddie

Mrs Dooley – School librarian

Miss Crombie – Teacher

Jane and Lily – Stay at Follyfoot for a two week holiday

Mr Beckett – Farmer

Joan Jones – Continuity girl

 

Horses at Follyfoot

 

Cobbler’s Dream

Lancelot

Spot

Trotsky

Ranger

Wonderboy

Jock and Jamie the Shetlands

Stroller

Weaver

Hero

Dolly

Pussycat

Prince

Fanny

Ginger/Peregrine

Specs

Cobbler’s Folly, Specs’ foal

Willy the mule

Donkeys

 

Other horses/ponies

Beauty Queen/Miss America at Pinecrest Stables

Penny at Pinecrest Stables

David – Mrs Jordan’s horse

Rusty

 

 

Dora at Follyfoot

Characters that work at Follyfoot

The Colonel –Manager (character is known as the Captain in some editions)

Steve

Dora

Ron (Ronald Arbuthnot Stryker)

Slugger Jones

Callie – (Cathleen Sheppard) Anna’s daughter

Anna – married to the Colonel

 

Other characters

Bernard Fox – keeps an eye on Follyfoot while the Colonel is away

Phyllis Weatherby – Stable girl who briefly helps at Follyfoot

Mr and Mrs Nicholson – Horse dealers

Chip – daughter of the Nicholson’s

Mr and Mrs Bunker

Jim - Son of the Bunkers

Ada – Slugger’s sister

Mr Wheeler – Organises the Midnight Steeplechase on his land at Broadlands

 

Horses at Follyfoot

Cobbler’s Dream

Lancelot

Spot

Trotsky

Wonderboy

Jock the Shetland

Stroller

Weaver

Hero

Pussycat

Prince

Fanny

Specs

Cobbler’s Folly, Specs’ foal

Flypaper

Ginger

Willy the mule

Donkeys

 

Other horses

Lollipop – Jim’s first pony

Barnacle Bill (Barney) – Jim’s second pony

Grey Lady (Maggie) – Jim’s third pony

Strawberry Sunday – Chip rides this pony in the Midnight Steeplechase

Amigo

 

 

The Horses of Follyfoot

Characters who work at Follyfoot

The Colonel - Manager

Steve

Dora

Ron Stryker

Slugger Jones

Anna – married to the Colonel

Callie – Anna’s daughter

 

Other characters

Mr Earl Blankenheimer (Mr Blank) – American friend of the Colonel

Mrs Blankenheimer

Jody – daughter of the Blankenheimers

Vince – Jody’s boyfriend

Toby

Mr and Mrs Crowley

Marcia, Amanda and eldest daughter Juliette - The Crowleys’ daughters

Moll – Disabled daughter of the blacksmith

Mrs Oldcastle

Bob Nelson – Lives in America near the Blankenheimers

Michael and Elizabeth - The Nelsons’ children

Mrs Chuckie Fiske – Owns stables in America

Mabel – Old lady

Rachel – Daughter of old lady

Mr and Mrs Masters

Geoffrey Masters

Grandma Masters

Bruce Ingersoll – Reporter with the Chronicle newspaper

Ruben - Owns a grey pony

 

Horses at Follyfoot

Lancelot

Specs

Folly – Specs’ foal

Cobblers dream

Hero

Stroller

Ranger

Miss America

Spot

Magic

Puss

N*gger

Ginger

Wonderboy

Dolly

Frank

Shetlands

Dottie – Chocolate-coloured donkey

Polka Dot (Polly) – Dottie’s foal

Don the Donkey

Willy the Mule

 

Other horses/ponies

Coffee – Toby’s Welsh pony

Robin –Jody Blankenheimer’s horse

Pogo – Moll’s pony

Harold – Mrs Oldcastle’s cob

Dopey – The Crawleys’ pony

Colombo – Elizabeth Nelson’s horse

Rebel – The Crowleys’ second horse

Julian – Mabel’s horse

Ponto – Small pony owned by three girls

Archibald – Dartmoor pony owned by Geoffrey Masters

 

 

Strangers at Follyfoot

Characters who work at Follyfoot

The Colonel - Manager

Steve

Dora

Anna – Married to the Colonel

Callie – Anna’s Daughter

Slugger

Ron Stryker

 

Other Characters

Ellis Elkins – Owns Kingfisher

Mrs Oldcastle – Rich old lady

Dora’s Uncle Fred

Yasmin (Yaz /Joan)

Lady Dillingham Joynes – Scruffy belongs to her daughter

Mrs Marion Bunker – Jim’s mother

Mickey – Dodgy friend of Ron’s

Toby

Mr Carter – Owns the coal yard

 

Horses at Follyfoot

Spot

Miss America

Wonderboy

Flame

Taffy

Hero

Ginger

Robin – Dora’s horse

Cobbler’s Dream

Specs

Folly - Specs’ foal

Dolly

N*gger

Amigo

Stroller

Ranger

Frank

Weaver

Dottie - Chocolate-coloured Donkey

Polka Dot – Dottie’s foal

Donkeys

Willy the mule

 

Other horses and ponies

Kingfisher

Harold – Mrs Oldcastle’s cob

Scruffy – Also known as Pony

Coffee – Toby’s pony

Barney –Jim Bunker’s pony