Summer Pony

One of the best girl and her misfit pony-who-is-really-a-diamond-in-the-rough kind of story. Also Jean Slaughter Doty's best story. My old, scribbled in paperback (bought from those wacky Scholastic order forms) disappeared over the years. Back in 2005, I was in a free library (one of those "take a......more

My favorite horse book of all time. I dreamed of owning a black and white mare with blue eyes after reading this book, and amazingly, I was blessed with owning her for nearly 20 years of my life (she passed away this fall). I also learned a lot about horsekeeping and horse safety from this book that......more

Although this book has a good premise and decent story line, I didn't think the writing was all that well done. It doesn't go down as a classic, but it is a good choice for girls who like horses and want an easy to read book. My 6 year old enjoyed me reading it aloud to her and I think next year she......more