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This is a listing of the main characters (human and equine) in pony books. It concentrates on just the main series. Gradually character lists are being added to every book on this site (not all my own work, but the noble efforts of forum members! Jill has her own listings, attached to each book. You can see the one for Jill’s Gymkhana here. So far there’s a few of the main pony book series, but there are plenty more to go. If you can help, by sending me a list of the main characters in any book, I’d be hugely grateful!
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| Character | Description | Author | Book/series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggie (Black Agnes) | Susan's pony | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Alice | Fellow rider at Hissey Training Scholarship | Akrill, Caroline | Eventer's Dream |
| Alice Fielding | Fielding mother | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Amanda Applewood | owner of Plum, the perfect pony | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Andrea Thornton | Eldest Thornton sister | Edwards, Monica | Punchbowl Farm |
| Andrew Radcliffe | baby Radcliffe | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Ann Derry | Jill's best friend | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Anna | Josephine's horse | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Eagle |
| Annemarie Maddox | Fellow rider at Hissey Training Scholarship | Akrill, Caroline | Eventer's Dream |
| April Cholly-Sawcutt | one of the three fats | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Archie | the Holbrooke parrot | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Augusta Thornedyke | heroine of I Wanted a Pony | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Aunt Daphne | Jean's London Aunt | Cannan, Joanna | Jean series |
| Aunt Margaret Fielding | Augusta's aunt | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Aunt Sybil Harrison | Caroline's aunt | Akrill, Caroline | Showing series |
| Aunt Valentina | Fielding aunt, married to Uncle Rudolf | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Babs (Barbara Ariadne Bettina Spencer) | Jackie's cousin | Berrisford, Judith M | Jackie series |
| Barbara Fielding | Augusta's cousin | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Barbary | pony in Silver Snaffles | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Snaffles |
| Becky Harrison | Caroline's cousin | Akrill, Caroline | Showing series |
| Benjamin | Becky's evil pony | Akrill, Caroline | Showing series |
| Betty | The Fielding's maid | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Black Boy (Danny Boy) | Jill's first pony | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Black Magic | Major Holbrooke's horse | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Blackbird | Guy's pony | Cannan, Joanna | Jean series |
| Bluey | Jean's alarm clock | Cannan, Joanna | Jean series |
| Bobby (Roberta) Morton | heroine of Bracken Stables series | Baxter, Gillian | Bracken Stables series |
| Bramble | Highland loaned to the Manders | Leitch, Patricia | Jinny |
| Camilla Cunningham | Jean's cousin | Cannan, Joanna | Jean series |
| Captain Cholly-Sawcutt | ace showjumper and friend of Jill | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Caroline | heroine of the Showing series | Akrill, Caroline | Showing series |
| Carr, Mr | Christina's father | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Carr, Mrs | Christina's mother | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Carrie Fielding | heroine of World's End Books | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Cascade | Tamzin's pony | Edwards, Monica | Romney Marsh |
| Cavalier | Jean's pony | Cannan, Joanna | Jean series |
| Cecilia | Jill's clean and proper cousin | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Charles Camberwell | Bobby's uncle | Baxter, Gillian | Bracken Stables series |
| Charlie | Carrie's dog | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Charlie Dewhurst | Christina's enemy | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Christina Carr | heroine of Three Ponies & Shannan etc | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Christina Parsons | Orphan heroine of Flambards series | Peyton, K.M. | Flambards |
| Christopher Minton | show off in Noel and Henry series | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Claire Leslie | Jean's mother | Cannan, Joanna | Jean series |
| Clarissa Dandleby | superior friend of Cecilia | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Clown | skewbald pony Christina and Augusta school | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Cock Robin | pony in Silver Snaffles | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Snaffles |
| Cousin Agnes Cunningham | Guy, Martin and Camilla's mother | Cannan, Joanna | Jean series |
| Curtis | The Fielding groom | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Daybreak | Augusta's grey pony | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Diana Bush | Jill's friend | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Dick Wright | groom at Flambards | Peyton, K.M. | Flambards |
| Dion Thornton | Eldest Thornton brother | Edwards, Monica | Punchbowl Farm |
| Doctor Chantry | youngest of the Silver Eagle sisters | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Eagle |
| Dorothy | friend of Will's, later marries Mark | Peyton, K.M. | Flambards |
| Dragon | pony in Silver Snaffles | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Snaffles |
| Dusty | Liza's dog | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Echo | Henry Thornton's horse | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Elaine Elliott | heroine of Eventers' series | Akrill, Caroline | Eventer's Dream |
| Eleanor Langford | runner of riding club and camp | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Ellen Camberwell | Bobby's cousin | Baxter, Gillian | Bracken Stables series |
| Em (Esmerelda) Fielding | Carrie's sister | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Ermyn Mauleverer | Friend of Georgia - does circus tricks | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Evelyn Radcliffe | one of the Radcliffe clan | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Fly-by-Night | Ruth Hollis's first pony | Peyton, K.M. | Maybridge series |
| Fop | Doctor Chantry's horse | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Eagle |
| Genesis | Bolter, and ex event horse | Akrill, Caroline | Eventer's Dream |
| George | Ann's second pony | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Georgia Kane | heroine of the Georgia series | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Gerry Kane | Georgian's superior cousin | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Gruffy | Nigel's pug | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Guardie | Patience's guardian | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Guy Cunningham | Jean's cousin | Cannan, Joanna | Jean series |
| Guy Mathews | owner of Bracken Stables | Baxter, Gillian | Bracken Stables series |
| Harvey, Mr | Fielding vet; employs Tom | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Heath Graham | works at Bracken Stables | Baxter, Gillian | Bracken Stables series |
| Heather Folley | friend of Charlie | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Helen Camberwell | Bobby's aunt | Baxter, Gillian | Bracken Stables series |
| Henrietta Fane | Elaine's employer | Akrill, Caroline | Eventer's Dream |
| Henry Thornton | Major Holbrooke's nephew | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Hesperus | Camilla's pony | Cannan, Joanna | Jean series |
| High Jinks | jumping pony bought for Jill | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Hilary Radcliffe | one of the Radcliffe clan | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Hubert Zlotkin (Hube the Boob) | Liza's awful brother | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Jackie Hope | heroine of the Jackie series | Berrisford, Judith M | Jackie series |
| James Bush | Diana's brother | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| James Radcliffe | one of the Radcliffe clan | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Jasper | pony in Silver Snaffles | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Snaffles |
| Jean Leslie | heroine of the Jean series | Cannan, Joanna | Jean series |
| Jenny | heroine of Silver Snaffles | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Snaffles |
| Jerome Fielding | Fielding father | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Jill Crewe | heroine of the Jill series | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Jill Fielding | Augusta's cousin | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Jingle | Charlie Dewhurst's pony | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Jinny Manders | heroine of the series | Leitch, Patricia | Jinny |
| John | Carrie's horse | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| John Bull | Mary Chantry's horse | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Eagle |
| John Manners | farmer's son, West Barsetshire member | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Jonathan Meredith | sometimes reluctant rider and team member | Peyton, K.M. | Maybridge series |
| Josephine Chantry | middle of the Silver Eagle sisters | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Eagle |
| Jostlepot family | the ignorant family who have captured Pippin | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Snaffles |
| June Cholly-Sawcutt | one of the three fats | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| June Cresswell | the competitive one in Six Ponies etc | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Ken Dawson | lives with Manders family | Leitch, Patricia | Jinny |
| King Toby | Georgia's Ginger cat | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Lady Jennifer Fane | Fane's mother | Akrill, Caroline | Eventer's Dream |
| Legend | Elaine's eventer | Akrill, Caroline | Eventer's Dream |
| Lester Figg | Carrie's friend | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Lindsay Thornton | younger Thornton sister | Edwards, Monica | Punchbowl Farm |
| Liza Zlotkin | ex reform girl, works at the vet's, owns Dusty | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Mademoiselle | Miss Primrose's horse | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Major Holbrooke | saviour of the West Barsetshire pony club | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Mandy | Fellow rider at Hissey Training Scholarship | Akrill, Caroline | Eventer's Dream |
| Margaret (Marga) Radcliffe | one of the Radcliffe clan | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Mark Russell | Christina Parson's cousin | Peyton, K.M. | Flambards |
| Martin Cunningham | Jean's cousin | Cannan, Joanna | Jean series |
| Martin Lowe | Jill's first riding teacher | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Mary Chantry | eldest of the Silver Eagle sisters | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Eagle |
| Matilda | Augusta's tortoise | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Maxwell | Groom at The Grange | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| May Cholly-Sawcutt | one of the three fats | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Mercy Dulbottle | hopeless aquaintance of Jill | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Meryon Fairbrass | Friend of Tamzin, Rissa and Roger | Edwards, Monica | Romney Marsh |
| Michael Fielding | youngest Fielding child | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Mike Manders | Jinny's brother | Leitch, Patricia | Jinny |
| Miss Pringle | Jean's tutor | Cannan, Joanna | Jean series |
| Miss Tuke | owns trekking centre and Punch and Bramble | Leitch, Patricia | Jinny |
| Misty | Jackie's pony, won in a competition | Berrisford, Judith M | Jackie series |
| Mr MacKenzie | farmer neighbour of the Manders | Leitch, Patricia | Jinny |
| Mr Manders | Jinny's father | Leitch, Patricia | Jinny |
| Mr Marmalade | Side-saddle instructor | Akrill, Caroline | Showing series |
| Mr Mismo (Mr Mossman) | Fielding neighbour | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Mr Pymington | owns Tattles | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Snaffles |
| Mrs Darcy | owner of the riding stables | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Mrs Figg | Lester's mother, works at Mount Pleasant | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Mrs Manders | Jinny's mother | Leitch, Patricia | Jinny |
| Mrs Meredith | Jonathan's hyper-competitive mother | Peyton, K.M. | Maybridge series |
| Nick Forster | Elaine's boyfriend | Akrill, Caroline | Eventer's Dream |
| Nigel | rider at riding camp | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Nigel Cunningham | Guy, Martin and Camilla's father | Cannan, Joanna | Jean series |
| Nigella Fane | Elaine's employer | Akrill, Caroline | Eventer's Dream |
| Noel Kettering | heroine of Six Ponies et al | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Oliver Twist | Michael Fielding's pony | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| O'Neil | Christina's groom | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Pat Daneforth | friend of Georgia | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Pat Folley | friend of Charlie | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Patience Daneforth | friend of Georgia | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Paul | pony in Silver Snaffles | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Snaffles |
| Penelope | Georgia's donkey | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Peter | hero of Silver Snaffles | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Snaffles |
| Peter | chestnut horse Lester and Carrie rescue | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Peter Kane | Georgia's brother | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Peter McNair | friend of Ruth's, son of dealer Mr McNair | Peyton, K.M. | Maybridge series |
| Peter Thornton | youngest Thornton | Edwards, Monica | Punchbowl Farm |
| Petra Manders | Jinny's sister | Leitch, Patricia | Jinny |
| Phyllis White | rider at riding camp | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Piers | owner of Seaspray | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Pippin | the pony lost outside the lilac mist | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Snaffles |
| Plum | the perfect pony | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Primrose, Miss | Headmistress of Georgia's school, The Grange | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Princess Margaret Rose | Mr Mismo's cob | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Punch | Highland loaned to the Manders | Leitch, Patricia | Jinny |
| Rapide | Jill's jumping pony | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Red Clover | Peter Thornton's pony | Edwards, Monica | Punchbowl Farm |
| Red Knight | Martin's pony | Cannan, Joanna | Jean series |
| Rissa Birnie | Tamzin's friend | Edwards, Monica | Romney Marsh |
| Roger Lambert | Friend of Tamzin, Rissa and Meryon | Edwards, Monica | Romney Marsh |
| Roger Radcliffe | one of the Radcliffe clan | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Rough Kane | Georgia's brother, twin of Tough | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Sally | Jean's other dog | Cannan, Joanna | Jean series |
| Sandy | Stephen's pony | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Sarah Harrison | Caroline's cousin | Akrill, Caroline | Showing series |
| Seaspray | Pier's pony | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Selina Gibbons | Fellow rider at Hissey Training Scholarship | Akrill, Caroline | Eventer's Dream |
| Seraphina | Ann's first pony | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Serenade | Christina's show pony | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Shadow | Jean's spaniel | Cannan, Joanna | Jean series |
| Shannan | Christina's wolfhound | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Shannon | pony in Silver Snaffles | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Snaffles |
| Shantih | Jinny's Arab mare | Leitch, Patricia | Jinny |
| Shelta | Bobby's mare | Baxter, Gillian | Bracken Stables series |
| Siani | Rissa's pony | Edwards, Monica | Romney Marsh |
| Simon Harrison | Caroline's cousin | Akrill, Caroline | Showing series |
| Sirius | Peter's horse | Peyton, K.M. | Maybridge series |
| Solo | Christina's gymkhana pony | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Sonnet | Noel's first pony | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Spot | Georgia's pony | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Stephen Fielding | Augusta's cousin | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Sue Horton | friend of Jinny's | Leitch, Patricia | Jinny |
| Sula | Lindsay Thornton's pony | Edwards, Monica | Punchbowl Farm |
| Sunshine | Jill's pony | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Susan Barington-Brown | friend of Noel's | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Susan Pyke | Jill's arch enemy | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Susan Walker | Georgia's best friend | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Sweep | Barbara's pony | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Sweetbriar | the horse on which Christina learns to ride | Peyton, K.M. | Flambards |
| Symphony | Christina's show jumper | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Tamzin Grey | heroine of Romney marsh series | Edwards, Monica | Romney Marsh |
| Tattles | pony hero of Silver Snaffles | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Snaffles |
| Teepoo | Friend of Georgia and Susan | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Terry Lane | runs the stables in Ten Ponies and Jackie | Berrisford, Judith M | Jackie series |
| The Merry Widow | Major Holbrooke's horse | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Tilly | Pier's sister | Pullein-Thompson, Diana | Augusta and Christina series |
| Toadflax (Toad) | Peter's pony; later Ruth's | Peyton, K.M. | Maybridge series |
| Tom Fielding | eldest Fielding child | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Tough Kane | Georgia's brother, twin of Rough | Gervaise, Mary | Georgia series |
| Tranquil | Anglo Arab Noel schools | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Truant | Anglo Arab Noel schools | Pullein-Thompson, Josephine | Noel and Henry |
| Uncle Rudolf | Fielding uncle; owns World's End | Dickens, Monica | World's End series |
| Uncle Russell | Christina Parson's uncle, and father of William and Mark | Peyton, K.M. | Flambards |
| Val Heath | Jill's friend | Ferguson, Ruby | Jill series |
| Virginia Hawkins | American partner of the Silver Eagle Riding School | Cumming, Primrose | Silver Eagle |
| Viv Tintoft | Fellow rider at Hissey Training Scholarship | Akrill, Caroline | Eventer's Dream |
| William Russell | Christina Parson's cousin | Peyton, K.M. | Flambards |