Shirley Faulkner-Horne

Shirley Faulkner-Horne had her first book published by Country Life at the age of 15, in 1936. Between then and 1954 she wrote 10 books concerned with horses; both fiction and non fiction (note: there may have been more. Not all her works are listed in the copyright libraries). Her work was mostly published by Witherby, and illustrated by Peter Biegel, with the exception of Pat and Her Polo Pony, which was published by Country Life. She has two books currently in print:: Pathway of the Moon and Pegasus and the Pony, royalties of which go jointly to the Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy and Riding for the Disabled. She was a founding Trustee of the Fortune Centre.

Her husband is an ex-Battle of Britain pilot and they have lived and farmed for many years in the New Forest. She has her own website here.

Many thanks to Susan, Sarah and Hannah for supplying photographs.

Bred in the Bone: A tale for Childen
HFG Witherby, 1938, illus Peter Biegel

Pat and Her Polo Pony, The Power of a Charm
Country Life, 1939, illus Peter Biegel

Riding with the Kindles (with Ess, E)
HFG Witherby, 1941, illus Peter Biegel

Parachute Silk: A story for young riders
HFG Witherby, 1944, illus Peter Biegel and “Haz”

Mexican Saddle
HFG Witherby, 1946, illus Peter Biegel

Green Trail
HFG Witherby, 1947, illus Peter Biegel

White Poles
HFG Witherby, 1954, illus Peter Biegel

Look Before You Leap (with Blackmore, PE)
HFG Witherby, 1955

Pathway of the Moon
Chameleon, 1988
Reprinted Pegasus 1999

Pegasus and the Pony
Pegasus 1999