In the early 1900s, a little boy named Durrell won a pony named Toodles. Here is an excerpt from his letter: One night I had a terrible time. It grew dark suddenly and a storm came up, making the night all the more fearsome with its flashes of lightning and thunder that roared like a…
In the early 1900s, a little girl named Joey won a pony named Sunny Jim. Here is an excerpt from her letter: Last spring out to sunny Kansas from his home away up North in the cold country, came my darling little pony, “Sunny Jim.” His eyes were just like little tiny suns and everyone…
My grandparents lived on a dirt road surrounded by the farmland that they owned. Near the kitchen in their two-story white farmhouse with green shutters, there was a window over a built-in desk. Through that window, you could look down their dirt road to the west and just barely see the main paved road that…
Lynn and I are at the Equine Affaire in Columbus, Ohio. What a great experience! We are celebrating “1st ponies!” I have two pony books in the works…and can’t wait to have them available next year. Until then, we are handing out collectable buttons for those that share their personal pony stories with us!
From the words of 8-year-old me… Chapter 1: A Pony for Sale Have you ever had a pony? Well now my story begins. When I was eight years old I wanted a pony but I didn’t have enough money. So I saved up money. One day I went to the fair. We looked for some…