MARJORIE REYNOLDS
American author. As well as these horse book has also written some non-horsy stories. Most of her books seem to explore growing up in an often unsatisfactory environment. Her horse stories therefore tend to be of more depth than many of the genre. Unusually (though less so for American horse stories than UK ones) her main characters are all boys.

Pony Books:

THE CABIN ON GHOSTLY POND
(HARPER AND ROW 1962)
ILLUSTRATED BY LORENCE BJORKLAND
Reprinted in paperback.
SUMMARY: Jo is given a horse and a dog of his own when he goes to live with his grandparents. When he is out exploring with them he discovers a runaway hiding in a cabin.

A HORSE CALLED MYSTERY
(HARPER AND ROW 1964)
ILLUSTRATED BY WESLEY DENNIS
Reprinted in paperback.
Published in Germany also.
SUMMARY: Owlie has saved up to buy himself a new bike but when he finds out that a neighbour is selling his horse for meat because the animal has gone lame, he ends up buying the horse instead. The only trouble is Owlie does not know anything about horses...

KEEP A SILVER DOLLAR
(HARPER AND ROW 1966)
ILLUSTRATED BY MICHAEL LYNE
1st UK edition HAMISH HAMILTON 1967
Also published by the UK Children's Book Club
SUMMARY: Marc goes behind his overbearing father's back to rescue Silver Dollar, an ill-treated horse, with the help of his father's mysterious groom Bankus. When his father goes away Marc and Bankus are able to re-train the horse. But what will happen when his father comes back and the pair have to pay for their subterfuge? Will Marc lose both his beloved horse and his friendship with the groom?
PONYMAD RATING: 4 HORSESHOES

DARK HORSE BARNABY
(MACMILLAN 1967)
ILLUSTRATED BY PETER BIEGEL
SUMMARY: Dan works in his father's stables helping him train show hunters. He becomes attached to a horse called Barnaby. But his father doesn't like the horse's colour and plans to sell him…

SIRE UNKNOWN
(MACMILLAN 1968)
ILLUSTRATED BY LORENCE BJORKLAND

RIDE THE WILD STORM
(MACMILLAN 1969)
ILLUSTRATED BY LORENCE BJORKLAND

Collectors info:
Only Keep A Silver Dollar was published in the UK, and is thus the only one of these which can be easily found there. In
America they are all fairly easy to come across. There was also a German version of A Horse Called Mystery which is easily found on German internet shops.