Gillian Baxter and her Books

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1. The first book about Roberta "Bobby" Morton and the Bracken Stables is which of the following? The Perfect Horse The Difficult Summer Jump to the Stars Tan and Tarmac

2. Bobby has a chestnut mare of which she is particularly fond. She is a show jumper, once owned by Bobby's aunt. What is her name? Siani Shelta June Evening Nanti

3. Helen and Charles Camberwell, Bobby's aunt and uncle, have two children. What are their names? Jill and Ann Reba and Simon Ellen and Roger Judy and Jonathan

4. In "The Perfect Horse", which horse is referred to in the title? Tapestry Minos Kestrel Shelta

5. At the end of "The Perfect Horse", Bobby is engaged to be married to Guy Mathews. They've loved one another for quite a while, so why didn't he ask her before? He thought she loved Keith Rowlands. Bobby was underage. They didn't want to upset Heath. He was injured in a fire and didn't know if he'd be disabled.

6. In "Ribbons and Rings", the three main characters are called Shaun, Pauline and Leslie. Who is who? Shaun is an Irish showjumper, Pauline the groom and Leslie a rich-girl neighbour. Leslie is a boy from the wrong side of the tracks, Pauline a trainer and Shaun the groom. Shaun is the groom, Pauline is the showjumper and Leslie a rival rider. All three are rival riders.

7. In Gillian Baxter's books, some horses are good, some are clowns and some are dangerous rogues. Which of the horses listed is dangerous, but said to be reclaimable with patient schooling? Ember, Helen's horse. Toreador, Shaun's stallion. Vixen, the mare Shaun rides. Kestrel, Jay's horse.

8. Gillian Baxter came up with some interesting horse names. Which horses didn't she invent? Pink Froth, Snowgoose and Francine Sandstone, Stormcock and June Evening Orky, Coffee and Painter's Progress Sea Pie, Cascade and Pasha.

9. What do Pauline Thomas and Heath Graham have in common? They are both girl grooms. They both work at Bracken Stables. They are both showjumpers. They both have a horse called Carousel.

10. What happened to Nightingale and Sergeant in "The Difficult Summer"? They were sold to cover costs. They were killed in the fire. They went to Harringay. They had to be reschooled.