Barbara Garland Polikoff

Award-winning American author. Born in 1929, she has been writing stories all her life, although did not get first published until 1987. She has written biographies and a few acclaimed children's books. One of these is horse-themed.

As well as writing, Ms. Polikoff has also worked as a teacher, volunteer educator and editor.

Pony Books:

RIDING THE WIND
(HOLT [USA] 1995)
ILLUSTRATED BY
Reprinted in paperback by Puffin in 1997.
SUMMARY: An inheritance makes it possible for Angie to buy Lila, the beautiful Arabian horse she rides at the stables. But another girl has her eye on Lila too…
NB. This story is something of a sequel to a non-pony story by the author - Life's A Funny Proposition Horatio - Angie is the sister of Horatio, the hero of that book. However, Riding the Wind is a complete story in itself.

Collector's Info:
Easy to find in the USA, especially the paperback. No British printings and the book is quite hard to find in the UK and elsewhere.