Martin Gale

A pony named Nubbin

Viking, 1939, illus. Margaret Van Doren, 73 pp.

“The stunted little Shetland pony Nubbin is taught how to be a riding school pony, but she is very stubborn until
little Sue starts visiting her in the pasture.”

Martin Gale was a pseudonym used by Barbara van Doren, who also wrote under the name Barbara Klaw.   The books she wrote as Martin Gale are aimed at younger children.

Finding the book:  the book is not hugely easy to find in the USA.  

Sources and links:

Terri A. Wear:  Horse Stories, an Annotated Bibilography, Scarecrow Press, 1987

Many thanks to Lisa Catz the photograph .

Bibliography - horse books only