Helen Oakley

The Horse on the Hill

Knopf, New York, 1957, illus Ursula Koering, 247 pp.

“The big red horse is returned to his owner when Midge finds him in their upper pasture, but the horse keeps
returning to the pasture until his owner decides to let him stay there and lets Midge help exercise him for the
upcoming horse show.”

The Ranch by the Sea

Knopf, New York, 1959, illus Charles Geer, 209 pp.

“When Mr Crabbe leases his seashore land to a family offering pony rides and riding lessons, the summer
people are opposed to any horses on the beach, but Marty helps the summer people and Mr Crabbe resolve
their long standing feud.”

The Enchanter‘s Wheel
W W Norton & Company, Inc, New York, 1962, illus Charles Geer, 181 pp.
Young Readers’ Press, New York, 1966, pb
 

Bess is spending the summer on her uncle’s farm in West Virginia.  The mare South Wind is boarded at the farm
while her owner is away, and Bess’s Cousin Rod makes it clear Bess is to stay away from her.  Although she
spends her days riding the old pony Cream Puff, Bess plots to raise money to buy South Wind.

Helen Oakley wrote four horse books, as far as I know.  I am very short of biographical information on this author, so if anyone can supply anything I would be very grateful!

Finding the books:  All the books are reasonably easy to find.  None were published in the UK.

Sources and Links:

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

Bibliography - horse books only

Freedom’s Daughter
W W Norton & Company, Inc, New York, 1968, illus Charles Geer, 179 pp.

 

Historical story about the beginnings of West Virginia.