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| kastell |
Posted - 10 Aug 2011 : 2:34:54 PM
Hi all, just a bit of fun really but what are your favourite Araby books, whether they be fiction, pedigree research, historic studs etc. I don't have a big library but one I always refer to is "Arabian Exodus" by Margaret Greely.
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| nissibay |
Posted - 14 Aug 2011 : 1:22:22 PM
Seen the black stallion in sainsburys for £3 after seein this thread I bought it I didn't know I'd watched it when I was little.memories beautiful film!!!!watching it now ;) thanx for reminding me I loved this film |
| GemS |
Posted - 13 Aug 2011 : 09:58:35 AM
Jinny and Shantih, loved them and have re-read some of them that my mam dug out for me. There is one, I think it is called born to be wild and the pic on the front looks just like my mare. Those books were also the reason I wanted my own chesnut arab mare.
Arabmare amazing story! |
| Qui Gon Jinn |
Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 11:25:02 PM
Another vote for Jinny and Shantih. Karen you are unbelievably lucky!! The stuff dreams are made of xx |
| Mags |
Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 12:50:42 PM
Definately the The Black Stallion for me, I had the complete set and they were read to death |
| hazelcat74 |
Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 12:21:40 PM
Arabmare that is amazing! My books got lost somewhere over the years but my daughte aged 11 now wants them so I will probably be buying books with your shantih on them! |
| Arabmare |
Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 10:32:58 AM
They contacted me via a pony book forum. We were discussing in a thread about the new jinny books. I said how mad I was on them and posted pictures up of shantih. Well they found that and contacted me. They are using my photography too so I'm even more happy!!!
When patricia sent me a letter saying my shantih was her dream Arab and her true "shantih" it made me cry. I had always dreamed of speaking to her and telling her what those books done to me!
They are on amazon and everywhere really now!
I too love the black stallion and king of the wind. We had the hardback at the school libary and I always had that book! Love to find it again! I had an imaginary horse called shantih and sham when I was a kid and my best friend hadctge black stallion but she called him barq from saddle club books. We did get the black stallion too. Just wish we still had him but she's got a black mare now do all our dreams have come true!!!!! :-) |
| LYNDILOU |
Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 08:49:34 AM
" Royal Heritage", story of Jordans Arabian horses and its history, fabulous book |
| Arabianknights |
Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 08:33:26 AM
The third Black Stallion film is a prequel I believe and it doesn't star Kelly Reno. I didn't enjoy it as much as the other two. They're all on Amazon. I loved 'king of the wind' too although I've never seen the film but had the poster on my wall as a child.
I wrote to Patricia Leitch, author of the Jinny and Shantih books, about 20 years ago and she sent me a lovely handwritten letter back.
If there are any budding authors on AL, I think we need some new Arab horse literature! |
| Callisto |
Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 08:21:01 AM
I had forgotten all about the King of the Wind - I read my cousin's copy when I was about 8 - they lived in Horsham where it was easy to catch Arabitis, I must find a copy for myself - thank you so much for reminding me Kim. |
| Spangle |
Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 02:38:22 AM
Jinny and Shantih books for me too!
Arabmare- thats amazing! Did you know they were going to use your pics or did they just find the pics somewhere and use them? Regardless- a really nice surprise!
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| zebedeedeb |
Posted - 11 Aug 2011 : 9:51:32 PM
hey kes what is the last black stallion film? ive never seen it ,, also must update my films are still on vhs,, would love to get the new one, and is kelly reno in the last one? |
| kim gasper |
Posted - 11 Aug 2011 : 9:41:49 PM
My 1st ever favourite "Araby book" was King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry. I sooo LOVED the story of the Godolphin Arabian, which I first read at about 10 years old! It was only a couple of years ago I decided to track down another replacement copy on the internet, as my childhood copy had been lost with growing-up & moving on.....I was so thrilled when I found a limited edition hardback copy! |
| GHALEEM |
Posted - 11 Aug 2011 : 2:28:43 PM
Jinny and Shantih books! |
| Kes |
Posted - 11 Aug 2011 : 2:18:44 PM
Deb, above a few post back, there are 3 Black stallion films now, I know that because I have got all 3 I loved them and Shantih as a child. |
| Kharidian |
Posted - 11 Aug 2011 : 1:59:10 PM
LOL, that's a dream come true, Arabmare!
Caryn |
| Arabmare |
Posted - 11 Aug 2011 : 1:57:15 PM
Jinny shantih books for me too!! I was so obsessed with them they were my life! I set out to own my own shantih. I have her and called her shantih. Then they rebublished the books starting from last year and found me and my shantih is the new "shantih" on the cover!!! Weird or what! Sometimes I can't quite believe it!!!!! |
| kastell |
Posted - 11 Aug 2011 : 1:22:54 PM
Callisto it's a shame that you can no longer find out the owners / breeders of Arabians in the UK, I often wonder why the AHS don't offer an online system like they have in Australia, where you type in a horses name & you can see who bred / owns the horse, although the breeder / owner can stipulate that their details not be shown if they wish! Also you can see the horses progeny, pedigree etc, its very useful!
Another book I like looking at is "The Arab Horse" by Peter Upton. |
| Libby Frost |
Posted - 10 Aug 2011 : 11:19:27 PM
jinny and Shantih win hands down!!! |
| Kharidian |
Posted - 10 Aug 2011 : 6:15:39 PM
Definitely Arabian Exodus - my copy was signed by Margaret Greely in 1990, when we went to visit. She was a very old lady then and she'd forgotten some of the wonderful horses she'd bred; I'd love to have met her in her prime.
Caryn |
| Arabianknights |
Posted - 10 Aug 2011 : 6:13:11 PM
Another vote for the Jinny and Shantih books, the reason why I too have a chestnut arab with a white blaze and white socks! |
| Callisto |
Posted - 10 Aug 2011 : 5:27:23 PM
Another vote for Arabian Exodus from me. And I like my AHS stud books, particularly the very old ones with people's names and addresses in... |
| hazelcat74 |
Posted - 10 Aug 2011 : 5:09:57 PM
The Jinny and Shantih books, think that is where I got my desire to have a chestnut arab mare from as a young girl |
| zebedeedeb |
Posted - 10 Aug 2011 : 4:32:57 PM
mine is the black stallion and the 2 films were great too,,, deb |
| NatH |
Posted - 10 Aug 2011 : 2:40:13 PM
My Babson Retrospective book, its my Bible |
