Fetlocks Hall: The Unicorn Princess

Review also includes:

Fetlocks Hall: The Ghostly Blinkers, 128pp, 978-0747599326

Well known for her picture books, Cole’s jacket illustrations are as vibrant and amusing as ever in this series for older readers who love pony stories. Penny Sims wins a place at Fetlock Hall, a special school for those who ride and want it to be a serious part of their lives. But the school is not just special for that reason: there are other matters hinted at by Penny’s local riding teacher and also the head teacher of the school. Just how special Penny finds out when she visits and then lives at the school. Is she going to be the Unicorn Princess, hinted at in prophecies about the school? And just how talented is she at riding and managing ponies, not to mention the school ghosts? In The Unicorn Princess Penny succeeds in the trials she is set and uses her skills wisely to save the school from danger. In the second book, The Ghostly Blinkers, she once again saves the day by helping to set events in motion that mean the school does not have to be declared bankrupt. The sheer mass of detail about riding and associated matters will have readers galloping through the books with pleasure, wanting to read and find out more at every step. A highly enjoyable series.