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Pony Books:
TOP KICK: U.S. ARMY HORSE
(HOUGHTON MIFFLIN [USA] 1942)
ILLUSTRATED BY BERNARD GARBUTT
SUMMARY: Story of an army horse from his training to his adventures in the Philippines during the Second World War.
SHAVETAIL SAM: U.S. ARMY MULE
(HOUGHTON MIFFLIN [USA] 1944)
ILLUSTRATED BY BERNARD GARBUTT
SUMMARY: Story of Sam, a mischievous mule who becomes a West Point mascot and then serves in the war as an army mule. But then tragedy strikes...
HIGH STEPPER
(HOUGHTON MIFFLIN [USA] 1946)
ILLUSTRATED BY MANNING DE V. LEE
SUMMARY: Lonely boy Zan Cramer finds a dying colt whose mother had been killed by a mountain lion. He takes it home and raises it, and the horse whom he names Midnight Star becomes a close companion. When the horse runs off to join some wild horses it is the start of new adventures for Zan which culminate in him working for a circus and learning high school riding.
BLACK HORSE OF CULVER
(HOUGHTON MIFFLIN [USA] 1950)
ILLUSTRATED BY BERNARD GARBUTT
SUMMARY: Set at the Culver Military Academy in their famous Black Horse Troop. A rebellious boy forms a close bond with the black Storm Cloud.
FOOLS OVER HORSES
(HOUGHTON MIFFLIN [USA] 1952)
ILLUSTRATED BY WESLEY DENNIS
SUMMARY: Sally faces up to losing her farm…
Collector's Info:
None of these were reprinted. Reasonably easy to find in the USA. Hard to find elsewhere however.
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