About the author
Angela Dorsey is a Canadian author, who now runs her own publishing company, Enchanted Pony Books. It publishes her own titles, now that her previous publisher, Stabenfeldt, has pulled out of the English language market.
Angeal Dorsey first rode when she was three, when she scrambled on board a horse who was lying down. Fortunately she survived the experience, and now has two horses she co-owns with her daughters. Her horses, and past horses she’s owned, appear in her books, but she herself is not Angelica, heroines of her lengthy Horse Angel series, although she has, she says, had a few Angelica moments when she’s known her horses needed her.
She has written four series: Freedom, the Horse Angel/Horse Guardian series, about a mysterious girl called Angelica who appears when girls and their horses are in seemingly hopeless situations, Whinnies on the Wind, and now Suncatcher. The books are exciting reads. Angela Dorsey writes a good adventure.
I have enjoyed all the Dorsey books I have read, but I can particularly recommend the Whinnies on the Wind series. Set in the far north of Canada, not only are these books gripping adventures, they are also a fascinating insight into a way of life governed by extreme weather. Featuring a heroine, Evy, who deserves to be amongst the front ranks of horse book heroines, and a believable dose of fantasy, these books are amongst Dorsey’s best.
Finding the books
The Stabenfeldt titles can be found secondhand. Otherwise, all Angela Dorsey’s titles are available from her own publishing house.
Links and sources
An interview with Angela Dorsey on Karly Cade Creative
Enchanted Pony Books (now just provides sales links for the books)
Angela Dorsey’s author website
Series
The Freedom Series
A Horse Called Freedom
Freedom’s Echo
Freedom’s Whisper
The Horse Angel (Horse Guardian) Series
Dark Fire
Desert Song
Condor Mountain
Swift Current
Gold Fever
Frantic Flight
Rattlesnake Rock
Sobbekare’s Revenge
Mystic Tide
Silver Dream
Fighting Chance
Wolf Chasm
Whinnies on the Wind
Winter of the Crystal Dances
Spring of the Poacher’s Moon
Summer of Wild Hearts
Autumn in Snake Canyon
Winter of Sinking Waters
Spring of Secrets
Suncatcher
Suncatcher
Sunchaser
Bibliography (horse books only)
Freedom
Stabenfeldt, 2004, illus Jennifer Bell, 150 pp.
Enchanted Pony Books, 2011, 132 pp.
Jani has to move, and leave her best friend and her riding school behind. She can take her mare Keeta with her, though, and she will have a splendid new stable in an old barn. There is one problem though; the new barn is haunte
Freedom’s Echo
Stabenfeldt
Reprinted as Echo, Enchanted Pony Books, 2012
“Haily is afraid of horses. Her best friend Elaine has one, and Haily will do everything to hide her fear. But when Haily meets Freedom, Jani’s foal with a mysterious former life, Haily sees a way of overcoming that fear.”
Freedom’s Whisper
Stabenfeldt
Reprinted as Whisper, Enchanted Pony Books, 2012
“Freedom is missing, and so are other horses! Are there horse thieves at work in the area, or
do these mysterious disappearances have something to do with Kara, the strange new girl who keeps popping up everywhere?”
Dark Fire
Stabenfeldt
Enchanted Pony Books, 2011, 150 pp.
“Lisa’s dad is consumed by anger that he has to sell all his land and horses to a stranger, Mr Pickering. When he discovers that Lisa, who can’t resist visiting the horses, is spending time at her old manor with Mr Pickering, he gets even more angry. Everything seems to be going wrong. Then a mysterious girl with golden hair appears out of the blue. She says she’ll help Lisa, but Lisa is scared. Who is this girl? Where is she from, and what does she want?”
Desert Song
Stabenfeldt, 2003, cover and illustrations Jennifer Bell. 153 pp
Enchanted Pony Books, 2011, 162 pp.
Sophie has had many, many foster homes, but she finds a home on Joel and Kalene’s ranch, and falls for their Arabian mare, Aria. She then unwittingly puts Aria in danger, and is terrified that she will be sent away. She tells more and more lies until help appears from a mysterious girl.
Condor Mountain
Stabenfeldt, 2004, cover and illustrations Jennifer Bell. 149 pp.
Enchanted Pony Books, 2011, 156 pp.
Elena’s dad is trapped with his horse Gato in the mountains. Condors are already circling. Elena is the only one who can reach him in time, but she doesn’t trust the strange girl who has appeared, riding a wild mare.
Swift Current
Stabenfeldt, 2005, cover and illustrations Jennifer Bell. 153 pp.
Enchanted Pony Books, 2011, 172 pp.
Many strange things were happening on Ali’s ranch, and then a mysterious girl
appears.
Gold Fever
Stabenfeldt, 2005, cover and illustrations Jennifer Bell. 154 pp.
Enchanted Pony Books, 2011, 182 pp.
Karlie has to find her injured father in a vast wilderness.
Frantic Flight
Stabenfeldt, 2005, cover and illustrations Jennifer Bell. 153 pp.
Reprinted as Slave Child, Enchanted Pony Books, 2011, 186 pp.
“Giselle is desperate. Her brother Robert is in the hands of men who have a terrible
future staked out for him. So she sets out to try and save her brother – and her wonderful horse Domi, who is in even worse danger.”
Rattlesnake Rock
Stabenfeldt, 2006, cover and illustrations Jennifer Bell.
Enchanted Pony Books, 2011, 184 pp.
“Rosa knows where the wild mustangs are hiding – and if she doesn’t tell her father’s boss, the ranch owner, her father may lose his job and her family their home. But if she does tell, the mustangs may lose their lives! How can Rosa save her home and her mustangs at the same time? Maybe the Horse Angel can help!”
Sobekkare’s Revenge
Stabenfeldt, 2006, cover and illustrations Jennifer Bell.
Enchanted Pony Books, 2011, 166 pp.
“When an ancient treasure buried in an Egyptian cave is unearthed by a poor man named Abdullah, he becomes richer than his wildest dreams! But one artefact he unearths carries a horrible secret – Queen Sobekkare placed a terrible sickness on it thousands of years ago. A sickness that first spreads to Adbullah’s horse, and then across the entire desert. Who is Queen Sobekkare, and how can this illness be stopped?”
Mystic Tide
Stabenfeldt, 2007, cover and illustrations Jennifer Bell. 153 pp.
Enchanted Pony Books, 2011, 152 pp.
“Racing across the wild Irish Burren on her brilliant horse, Tallie – escaping from her pursuers who, it seems, will stop at nothing to get her back. Can anyone rescue young Erin from this terrible predicament?”
Silver Dream
Stabenfeldt, 2007, cover and illustrations Jennifer Bell. 152 pp.
Enchanted Pony Books, 2011, 158 pp.
“Joanna knows that her neighbour, old Mr. Thomas, has horses that don’t belong to him. But is he a horse thief, or is the answer to the question much more complicated? Only Mr Thomas’ daughter, Cally, knows the truth, and
she plans on protecting her grandfather at all costs – including the lives of her horses, and a missing young man…”
Fighting Chance
Stabenfeldt, New York, 2008. Illus Jennifer Bell. 154 pp.
Enchanted Pony Books, 2011, 166 pp.
Chance and Hanna are out riding, with Chance’s mare’s foal in tow, when
disaster strikes – a tornado. The girls are separated, their school rivals are out to get them, the foal disappears, and then…it gets worse. But a strange girl appears, with magical powers to help the horses and their riders. Will even she be able to wrestle with the forces of nature?
Wolf Chasm
Stabenfeldt, 2009
Enchanted Pony Books, 2011, 144 pp.
This would be Clare’s last long ride on the tundra with her beloved Smokey. However, she was terribly wrong about one thing: the day could – and would – get a lot worse…”
Winter of the Crystal Dances
Stasbenfeldt, New York, 2010, illus Jennifer Bell
Enchanted Pony Books, 2012, 128 pp.
Evy can understand horses, but her gift gets her into trouble, particularly when starving mustangs roam close to the cabin she shares with her mother.
Spring of the Poacher’s Moon
Stasbenfeldt, New York, 2010, illus Jennifer Bell, 151 pp.
Enchanted Pony Books, 2012, 114 pp.
Evy is out riding her mare Rusty, when she comes across a baby moose, orphaned by poachers. It will die soon unless she can get it help, but then her wild mare disappears…
Summer of Wild Hearts
Stabenfeldt, New York, 2010, illus Jennifer Bell.
Enchanted Pony Books, 2012, 117 pp.
The wild stallion has fallen in love with one of Evy’s mares, Cocoa, but she thinks the mares
should be safe in the barn while she leaves to go to her first ever rodeo.
Abandoned
Stabenfeldt, New York, 2010, illus Jennifer Bell.
Enchanted Pony Books, 2012, 136 pp.
Lauren is sure she’s being followed. She tells her dad and he sends her off to his sister’s house, out of the way in Misty Lake. Lauren thinks she’s going to be bored, but surprises are waiting for her, and they’re not all good….
Suncatcher
Enchanted Pony Books, 2012, 98 pp.
Lost River’s tribe is attacked by a strange creature that seems half man and half beast. She is terrified, and thinks the creature is the mythical Sun God. When a fire starts, Lost River is separated from her tribe. She sees as movement in the smoke, and follows it, only to find it is the beast. It too, seems afraid, so perhaps it is an animal after all, and one just as frightened as her.
Autumn in Snake Canyon
Enchanted Pony Books, 2012.
Evy has two problems. First is her orphaned moose calf, who is so naughty Evy’s mother is
about ready to lock the little moose up. Second, and far more worrying is what Evy’s
discovered about her mother’s art dealer. He’s stealing from them, and at the same time is working to destroy her mother’s confidence in her abilities.
Winter of Sinking Waters
Enchanted Pony Books, 2012
Evy has a great weekend in prospect, hanging out with her best friends, both horse and
human, with no adults around. All they have to do is take care of the cattle – what can go
wrong? A big grizzly bear, for one thing, and a cattle stampede, and the only way to escape being across the ice covered lake…
Spring of Secrets
Enchanted Pony Books. 2012
Evy’s mom decides to take a trip to the city – at last – and Evy is thrilled. There are so many of her mother’s mysteries she wants to investigate. But Mom says Evy has to stay at home. Evy is not going to miss out on what could be the biggest adventure of her life, and she stows away. She meets a foal in trouble and a horse who looks like an angel, and she finds – adventure, a new friend, and answers, but answers so mystifying they might as well be questions.
Sunchaser
Enchanted Pony Books, 2012
Sun Catcher is riding Sunshine when she comes across Stubborn Echo, a boy from her tribe who is doing something forbidden – riding Ghost, his father’s wind-drinker. A grizzly bear cub emerges from the trees, its massive, protective mother right behind it. Sun Catcher and Echo escape through the forest when the ground gives way. Echo and Ghost plummet into a pit. Sun Catcher sets out to rescue them.
Summer of Desperate Races
Enchanted Pony Books, 2013, 106 pp.
On the same day that Evy learns another of her mom’s secrets, she also discovers that they are almost out of money. And her mom has stopped painting, so there will be no more money coming in. Evy enters a dangerous local race, hoping to win the prize money. However, the Downhill Mountain Race isn’t the most important race Evy and Rusty will run – or the most perilous. At risk, not prize money, but innocent mustangs who have been forced from their wild homes.
Autumn of Angels
Enchanted Pony Books, 2013, 117 pp.
Kestrel and Evy get a chance to investigate Evy’s mysterious history, but soon find themselves on the run from a terrifying adversary. Then at long, long last, Evy gets all the answers to her questions. Her entire world is shaken. But are the answers truthful? There’s only one way to know for sure: Evy and her mom must confront the people who have been hunting them for her entire life. But as Evy soon finds out, confronting someone is one thing. Escaping from their
clutches afterward is quite another.
Winter of the Whinnies Brigade
Enchanted Pony Books, 2013, 106 pp.
On a snowy ride, Evy, Kestrel, and the horses discover they have a tag along: a starving
mustang colt. They have to save him. But before they can, they discover some humans in need. A car has gone over an embankment. It seems everyone needs saving today! Then Evy recognizes the occupants of the car: two people she hoped she’d never see again. How did they find her? And what do they want with her? Unfortunately, she’s about to find out, the hard way.
