Barbara Morgenroth
Barbara Morgenroth has written four horse stories, as well as numerous other children’s and non fiction titles. Before starting to publish her novels, she worked as a photojournalist, newswriter, videotape cameraperson, advertising copywriter and riding instructor and stable manager. She has (or had) horses of her own: in 1979, she owned Hy Trouble Morgenroth, “brown eyes, red hair, nicknamed "Baby" and weighing thirteen hundred pounds. He has a private stall and runs up high feed bills.”
All of the books are stand alones. Impossible Charlie and Nicki and Wynne are aimed at younger readers than Proud Horse or Junior Year None were published in the UK, but are reasonably easy to find on Amazon.
Many thanks to Susan Bourgeau for all the pictures and information.
Source: DJ of Ride a Proud Horse
Ride a Proud Horse
Atheneum, New York, 1978
jacket photo Barbara Morgenroth
Corey is trying hard to keep her father’s stable from going out of business. Will
her father ever change, and
just because someone is rich, are they thoughtless?
Last Junior Year
Atheneum, New York, 1978
jacket photo Barbara Morgenroth
It is Kin’s last year in junior competitions, and she has to make her mind up whether
to continue riding her horse
Foxy at the rather poor stable, or to try and find a
teacher who can help her realise her dreams.
Impossible Charlie
Atheneum, New York, 1979
illustrated by Velma Ilsley
Jackie fulfils her dream, and gets a horse. Charlie, however, has a mind of his
own, and Jackie has a battle on her
hands before she learns how to cope.
Nicki and Wynne
Atheneum, New York, 1982
cover art by Blanche Sims
Nicki spends a summer at a stable. She wants to learn to ride well enough to compete,
but she is teamed up
with Wynne, who is not keen on competing at all, but prefers
hunting and trail riding.
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