Coleen Hubbard

American author and playwright. She has written a book about combining motherhood with a creative life, but most of her books have been aimed at children. Animals are an important element in her children's novels with six pony stories and three dog stories to her name. Her horsy novels all form part of the Treasured Horses Collection, an American pony library published in the 1990s.

Horse & Pony Books:
All these pony books are part of the Treasured Horses Collection pony library, which also includes books by other authors.

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COLORADO SUMMER
(With Larry Bograd)
(ERTL [USA] 1997)
ILLUSTRATED BY SANDY RABINOWITZ
Reprinted in hardback by Gareth Stevens.
SUMMARY: Born and bred in New York City, Carrie is not looking forward to spending the summer on her aunt's Colorado ranch until she is introduced to Georgia, a Paint horse who is as swift as the wind.

CHRISTMAS IN SILVER LAKE
(ERTL PB [USA] 1997)
ILLUSTRATED BY SANDY RABINOWITZ
Reprinted in hardback by Gareth Stevens
SUMMARY: Historical pony story. 11 year old Ericka moves to America from Germany but finds it hard adjusting to her new surroundings until she makes friends with a Clydesdale horse, who helps her in more ways than she could ever have imagined!

THE FLYING ANGELS
(NANCY HALL? [USA] 1998)
ILLUSTRATED BY SANDY RABINOWITZ
Reprinted in hardback by Gareth Stevens.
SUMMARY: Pony story about the lesser known sport of horse vaulting. Adela is excited to perform with the Flying Angels, the vaulting team to which her sisters belong, but her pride makes her quit when she falls while dismounting from her Andalusian horse. Can she regain her courage?

A HORSE FOR HANNAH
(NANCY HALL? [USA] 1998)
ILLUSTRATED BY SANDY RABINOWITZ
Reprinted in hardback by Gareth Stevens.
SUMMARY: Although at first unhappy that her birthday present is a trip to England and not a horse, Hannah falls in love with an English Hackney and is distressed that she may have to leave the gentle horse behind.

LOUISIANA BLUE
(NANCY HALL? [USA] 1998)
ILLUSTRATED BY SANDY RABINOWITZ
Reprinted in hardback by Gareth Stevens.
SUMMARY: Historical pony story. When her beloved American Saddlebred horse Blue is stolen and her friend Yonie's father is accused of the theft, Patience fights to find Blue and unmask the true thief.

RUSH FOR GOLD
(NANCY HALL? [USA] 1998)
ILLUSTRATED BY SANDY RABINOWITZ
Reprinted in hardback by Gareth Stevens.
SUMMARY: In need of two hundred dollars, the entry fee for competing in the Palomino Parade, Landy hears a local legend about hidden gold and becomes determined to find the treasure.

TREASURED HORSES COLLECTION
(NANCY HALL PB [USA] 1998)
SUMMARY: Omnibus edition containing 4 novels by the author from the Treasured Horses Collection: The Flying Angels, A Horse for Hannah, Louisiana Blue, Rush For Gold.

Collector's Info:
The books were all published in both hardback and paperback. I am not 100% sure of the publishing history of these books. Some od them were first published by Ertl, and reprinted in paperback by Scholastic and in hardback by Gareth Stevens, who produced large print editions of some, if not all of the titles. The others were possibly first published by Nancy Hall rather than Ertl. There was also an omnibus edition containing four of the novels.
The books are all fairly easy to find in the USA, although the omnibus edition seems rarer. All a lot harder to find outside of America.