Pony Tails

Series · 16

books · 1995-1998

By Bonnie Bryant

Books in series

Pony Crazy

1995

Meet the Pony Tails... They're May, Jasmine, and Corey—three totally different girls with one thing in common—they love ponies! Pony Crazy Best friends May Grover and Jasmine James each have their own pony. So does their neighbor, Joey Dutton. And when May, Jasmine, and Joey aren't riding their ponies in their backyards, they're riding them at Pony Club meetings at Pine Hollow Stables. Then Joey's family moves away, and a new neighbor moves in. At night, lights flicker on and off inside the house, and strange noises come from the stable. What's going on at Joey's old house? Can two pony-crazy girls find out? See back of book for May's Pony Grooming Tips! Don't miss The Saddle Club, the best-selling series by Bonnie Bryant!

May's Riding Lesson

1995

They're May, Jasmine, and Corey—three totally different girls with one thing in common—they love ponies! May's Riding Lesson Jasmine James can't stand it when Wil McNally teases her about her model Arabian horse. May Grover knows Wil is a bully and a tease, and she decides it's time to teach him a lesson. But Jasmine wants May to back off and leave Wil alone. May doesn't understand—until she begins helping Corey Takamura train her pony, Samurai, for the scavenger hunt at Pine Hollow Stables. Soon May discovers there's a better way to stop a bully.... See back of book for Jasmine's Tips for Braiding A Pony's Mane And Tail! Don't miss The Saddle Club, the best-selling series by Bonnie Bryant!

Corey's Pony Is Missing

1995

Meet the Pony Tails... They're May, Jasmine, and Corey—three totally different girls with one thing in common—they love ponies! Corey's Pony Is Missing When Corey goes to visit her father for a few days, May and Jasmine promise to keep an eye on her pony. Corey hates to leave Samurai behind, but she knows that no one could take better care of Sam than her two pony-crazy friends in the Pony Tails. Then, shortly after Corey leaves, Sam disappears from his stall. What has happened to Corey's pony? And how could May and Jasmine have let Sam get away? See back of book for Corey's tips on keeping your pony safe! Don't miss The Saddle Club, the best-selling series by Bonnie Bryant!

Jasmine's Christmas Ride

1995

Preparing for the annual "Starlight Ride" horse show, the Pony Tails are off to a rocky start when Corey is chosen over Jasmine to compete in the show, and Jasmine cannot overcome her hurt feelings. Original.

May Takes the Lead

1995

May Grover enlists the help of the other Pony Tails to prove to her older sisters that ponies are important and not to be scorned, which leads to some new respect for May from her family. Original.

Corey in the Saddle

1996

Participating in a fundraising demonstration with her pony, Samurai, Corey is disgusted when Samuari acts up and performs badly, and Corey chooses to ignore the pony in favor of spending time with a motherless goat. Original.

Jasmine Trots Ahead

1996

Participating in a Big Sister/Little Sister project at the riding academy, Jasmine is alarmed when jealous fellow rider Erin Mosley attempts to ruin Jasmine's project

May Rides a New Pony

1996

May Grover has bad news. Her pony, Macaroni, has a sore foot, and she can't ride him until he's better. But May's dad has the perfect solution: She can help him train his new student—a smart pony named Zeus. Soon May is so busy with Zeus, she forgets about Macaroni. And the other Pony Tails seem to be forgetting about her!

Corey and the Spooky Pony

1996

The Pony Tails look forward to trick-or-treating on horseback, until Corey's pony, Samurai, starts acting up, leading Corey to wonder whether more than the usual Halloween ghosts and goblins are active

#10

Jasmine Helps a Foal

1996

Jasmine loves her new little sister. But having a baby in the house isn't easy! Sometimes Jasmine feels like they forgot all about their first kid. Then a baby foal is born at Pine Hollow Stables, and Max is going to let Jasmine help take care of it. Finally, maybe someone will appreciate having Jasmine around.

#11

May Goes to England

1997

May and her family are spending two spring weeks in England. Her big sisters, Dottie and Ellie, keep teasing May about the piskies—spirits who hide in the nooks and crannies of Cornwall and come out to make mischief. The windy, wet region has something wonderful, too—wild ponies. May has never seen one, and she can't wait. Then, when the three girls venture out one night, Ellie falls and twists her ankle. She can't walk. Now May must ride a strange pony through pisky territory to get help!

#12

Corey's Secret Friend

1997

Corey is very upset. Her divorced mother, Doc Tock, has started dating a man who lives in the neighborhood. He has a daughter Corey's age, but that's all the girls have in common. Alice doesn't like animals, and she'd rather read a book than try to make friends. Fortunately, one good thing is happening—someone is secretly helping Corey. At first she thinks it's her friends in the Pony Tails. Then she learns it's not. Who could it be?

#13

Jasmine's First Horse Show

1997

Jasmine is thrilled to be getting ready for her first horse show. Then bad things start happening. Her pony, Outlaw, can't be ridden. Her baby sister, Sophie, gets sick and her parents have to stay home to take care of her. Jasmine's first horse show is ruined before it's even begun. Then Jasmine learns that sometimes you can't get everything you want, but life has a way of working out anyhow.

#14

May's Runaway Ride

1997

May Grover is having one of those days. Everyone is mad at her. First, she woke up Jasmine's little sister. Then she broke the heel on one of her mother's favorite shoes. Finally, she let a puppy out of his pen, and Doc Tock had to chase him all over the yard. May didn't mean to do anything wrong, but she couldn't do anything right. When she goes riding with her friend Joey Dutton and his father, May is determined not to make any more mistakes—but everything still goes wrong! Now May's family and friends think she has run away from home.

#15

Corey's Christmas Wish

1997

Corey Takamura wants only one thing for for her parents to get back together. However, Doc Tock, Corey's mom, has been spending a lot of time with their neighbor, Kyle Lee. Now Corey is afraid that Mr. Lee may be ready to propose. Corey has to get her parents back together fast! As she plots, she and her friends are also getting ready for the animal Christmas party at CARL (the County Animal Rescue League)—even though it means making treats for all the animals themselves. When the big day finally arrives, the Pony Tails get a wonderful surprise, and Corey comes to an important realization about her parents.

#16

Jasmine and the Jumping Pony

1998

Jasmine James is thrilled at the thought of taking her first real jumping class at Pine Hollow Stables. She and her pony, Outlaw, have done some jumping before, but now they are going to learn the correct way to get over those fences. During her very first lesson, Jasmine makes a mistake and her pony stumbles. Jasmine falls, but she isn't hurt. She is, however, scared—very scared. Jasmine is so upset that she doesn't want to get back in the saddle ever! Now May and Corey have to convince Jasmine to give her pony, and herself, another chance.

Author

Bonnie Bryant

Author · 148 books

American author of children's books. She is best known for creating the intermediate horse book series The Saddle Club, which was published from October 1988 until April 2001. The Saddle Club chronicled the adventures of thirteen-year-old Lisa Atwood and twelve-year-olds Stephanie "Stevie" Lake and Carole Hanson. The series was static in time; the girls never aged in 101 books, 7 special editions, and 3 Inside Stories. Bonnie Bryant also wrote two spin-off series: Pony Tails, aimed at beginning readers, and Pine Hollow, aimed at teenage readers. The 16 Pony Tails books followed the lives of eight-year-olds May Grover, Corey Takamura, and Jasmine James. Pine Hollow featured Carole, Lisa, Stevie, and their new friends in a series set four years after The Saddle Club. Unlike The Saddle Club, Pine Hollow conformed to a realistic timeline. The 17 books took place over the span of less than a year. Later a television show called The Saddle Club, based on the books, was filmed in Australia. Bonnie Bryant wrote at least 38 The Saddle Club books and 2 Pine Hollow books herself; after that they were taken over by a team of ghostwriters, a common practice in long-running children's book series. Ghostwriters for the Saddle Club and Pine Hollow books included Caitlin Macy (sometimes credited as Caitlin C. Macy), Catherine Hapka, Sallie Bissell, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Helen Geraghty, Tina deVaron, Cat Johnston, Minna Jung, and Sheila Prescott-Vessey. Bonnie Bryant is also the author of many novelizations of movies, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Karate Kid, and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, written under her married name, B.B. Hiller. She also collaborated in the ghostwriting of The Baby-sitters Club Super Special #14: BSC in the USA, published under the name of its creator, Ann M. Martin. Bonnie Bryant was born and raised in New York City. She met her husband, Neil W. Hiller, in college, where they both worked on the campus newspaper. They had two sons, Emmons Hiller and Andrew Hiller. Neil Hiller died in 1989. Many of Bonnie's books are dedicated to him. ***from wikipedia.org