Major C M Enriquez
Khyberie, the Story of a Pony on the Indian Frontier
A & C Black, London, 1934, illus K F Barker
Many thanks to Sarah Beasley for the photo of the dustjacket
Major Colin Metcalfe Dallas Enriquez was born in Uttar Pradesh in India in 1884. He wrote many books about Burma, as well as Malaya and Sri Lanka (known as Ceylon at the time). His pony books are the Khyberie pair, which are set in Burma. Both books are beautifully illustrated by K F Barker.
Finding the books: both titles are easy to find. They can be expensive because
of their illustrator, but reasonably priced copies do turn up, particularly if you
do not mind a copy without a dustjacket.
Khyberie in Burma, the Adventures of a Mountain Pony
Country Life, London, 1939, illus
K F Barker
Country Life Junior Library reprint.
Many thanks to Alison MacCallum for the photograph of the earlier edition.
Khyberie is a hill pony, born in the mountains of Afghanistan. His owner, Captain
Malcolm was ordered to Burma, but could not take Khyberie with him. Khyberie,
however,
did get to Burma in the end, and had many adventures when he got there.
Short stories
Excerpts from his books are contained in:
Twenty More Animal Stories
Blackie & Son, 1941
My First Adventure -
Khyberie Comes in Second, Another Story of the Badakshani Pony
