Helen Kay

Helen Kay wrote several books for children, of which A Pony for the Winter is the only horse title.  It’s a charming read aimed at the younger reader.  

Finding the books:  easy to find

Sources:

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

Some of her manuscripts (Little Stripe & The Wildlife of Africa) are in the de Grummond Collection.

A Pony for the Winter

Ariel Books, New York, 1959, illus Ingrid Fetz, 46 pp.

Scholastic, pb, 1964 (right)

Keeping a pony for the winter is a lot of work, but Deborah doesn’t mind because she loves Mollie.  Mollie
tough is only on loan, and must go back to the Playland Park for the summer.

Bibliography - horse books only