Star-Riders of the Moor
(Illustrated by Elisabeth Grant, Hodder & Stoughton, 1976)
Reprinted in pb by Knight, and as “Star Riders” by J A Allen.
 

Francis and her friends are intrigued when the find there is a film being
made on the moor.  They are invited to take part, which seems fine,
but then strange things start to happen, and they begin to wonder if
the film is actually a cover for something sinister.

Nightshade
as part of Black Beauty’s Family
Hodder & Stoughton, , London, 19778, hb, 283pp. Illus Elisabeth Grant

Issued as a single story with the title Black Nightshade, Knight, pb, 1978

Black Nightshade is a thoroughbred racehorse, is born during the reign of George III.  He has a varied career,
for as well as racing, he is a highwayman’s horse, is owned by a manufactory owner, and plays a  part in
the Napoleonic War.

Fear Treks the Moor
(Hodder & Stoughton, 1979, reprinted in pb)

Frances and her friends are busy running Mr Jackson’s pony trekking business, but
one of the trekkers is terrified of two fearsome strangers who say they are his uncles.
First they try to disguise “N Hutchinson”, and when that doesn’t work, try more and
more desperate measures.

Ride to the Rescue
(Illustrated by Elisabeth Grant, Hodder & Stoughton, 1979)

Republished by Beaver in 1984

Mrs Hathaway, who lives in a lonely cottage on the moor, is convinced that she is
going to be burgled.  Frances (who has a new horse, Orlando), believes her, and is
determined to solve the mystery.

Ghost Horse on the Moor
(Illustrated by Eric Rowe, Hodder & Stougton, 1980)
Reprinted by Beaver in paperback in 1980

A distraught grey horse gallops over the moor, with no rider, and with its saddle flapping
underneath it.  Frances and her friends are determined to catch the horse and find out
who it belongs to and why it is there.

Black Swift
(Canongate, 1981)


Black Swift was born at Radstock Castle during the Civil War, and is the fastest filly in Sir Thomas
Wakefield’s stable.  She is the first of a new breed with which her owner hopes to repair his fortunes,
but then she is stolen and taken to the battlefields of the Civil War.

The No Good Pony
(Sparrow 1981, as a paperback)

Reprinted in hardback by Severn House 1982

The Brodie and Dalton children have to live together now that Mr Dalton has married
Mrs Brodie, but they don’t get on at all.  The Dalton’s ponies are immaculate, but
the Brodie’s Treacle is anything but.  Treacle, though, proves that looks aren’t
everything.

Black Raven the Witch
Contained in Black Beauty’s Family 2
Beaver 1982

Black Raven is a West Country mare who helps a couple of young lovers to elope, and saves a
witch from drowning.

The Prize Pony
Arrow 1982, as a paperback; reprinted in hardback in 1983 by Severn House


Debbie does that thing that every pony mad girl dreams of: she wins a pony.  Unfortunately,
she does not end up with the pony that is best for her, and her dream of owning a pony
soon turns into a nightmare.

Treasure on the Moor
(Illustrated by Jon Davis, Hodder & Stoughton, 1982)

The children hunt for the Kenny treasure, which might be hidden in the Estuary, or could equally
well be on the Moor.

Save the Ponies
Sparrow, 1983

Reprinted by Severn House in hardback 1984

Set in Greece, Mandy, Kate, Jeremy and Fergus meet Nico and Sophia and find that an
Athenian horse dealer is illegally buying the island’s ponies to use them in a circus.  The
children decide they must save the ponies.

Pony Club Cup
Armada Original 1983

The Woodbury Pony Club is the worst in the district, so they aren’t too hopeful when told their new
instructor is an ex-jockey.  David Lumley, though, soon takes them in hand, and they and their
dreadful ponies start to improve, ready to show the neighbouring Cranford Vale team what’s what.

Pony Club Challenge
Armada Original,1984

The neighbouring Pony Club, the Cranford Vale, have challenged the Woodbury to a Tetrathlon, but they only
have three weeks to get their unfit selves and their ponies ready to shoot, run, and ride cross country.

Mystery on the Moor
(Illustrated by Chris Rothero, Hodder & Stoughton, 1984)

The fear of rabies haunts the moor, and there is also the problem of the unpleasant Mr Bates, who
tries his hardest to keep everyone from his farm.

Pony Club Trek
Armada Original, 1985

The Woodbury Pony Club are going on a three day ride over the Downs, though as you would expect,
nothing goes smoothly, until at the end, they are fighting to save a pony’s life.

Suspicion Stalks the Moor
(Illustrated by Glenn Steward, Hodder & Stoughton, 1986)

A famous stallion has vanished, and when the children see a horse being unloaded off a ship in the dead
of night, they can’t help but wonder if the two are connected, particularly when mysterious Mr Spalding
has a stallion at his farm.

A Job with Horses
(J A Allen, 1994)


Kate’s mother re-marries, and when she has a baby, Kate is even more unhappy.  As she’s passed her
BHSAI exam, she applies for a job at a West Country stately home, which, as one of the things it does
to keep afloat, runs a jousting team.  Not all of the glamorous jousters though, are exactly what they
seem.

Proud Riders: Horse and Pony Stories
(Brockhampton, 1973)

Pony Club Stories (Pony Club Cup, Challenge & Trek)

Dean, 1994

Treasury of Horse and Pony Stories
(with Diana and Christine Pullein-Thompson)

Award 1995
 

Compilations