Showtym Adventures 8: Syd, the Muster Pony

Showtym Adventures 8: Syd, the Muster Pony
Author: Kelly Wilson
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0143773402

In this exciting conclusion to the bestselling Showtym Adventures series, Amanda, Kelly and Vicki go on a road trip to find their dream ponies! Nine-year-old Amanda is thrilled when her parents announce plans to travel the length of the country in search of a Grand Prix show jumper for Vicki, as well as a new pony each for Kelly and Amanda. From wild beaches and lake swims to high-country musters, each day on the road brings the three sisters new experiences — and new challenges. Will Amanda and her new pony Syd survive the dangerous overnight cattle muster? And will Vicki find the Grand Prix pony of her dreams? In this story inspired by the Wilson Sisters’ early years, Vicki, Kelly and Amanda first taste the freedom of exploring the world on horseback.

Showtym Adventures 1: Dandy, the Mountain Pony

Showtym Adventures 1: Dandy, the Mountain Pony
Author: Kelly Wilson
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2017-10-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0143771507

In the first Showtym Adventure, Vicki must train her own wild pony in order to continue her dream of riding. When nine-year-old Vicki Wilson’s beloved lease pony is sold, she is heartbroken. Her family doesn't have much money, and she is desperate to have a pony of her own so she can keep riding. Then Vicki has the chance she has been waiting for, to tame and train her own wild pony! How will she earn the trust of her beautiful new chestnut? And will Dandy ever be quiet enough for her to ride at Pony Club or compete at Ribbon Days? This story is inspired by the Wilson Sisters’ early years, where Vicki, Kelly and Amanda Wilson first encounter horses in the wild and learn what it takes to make them champions.

Showtym Adventures 7: Jackamo, the Supreme Champion

Showtym Adventures 7: Jackamo, the Supreme Champion
Author: Kelly Wilson
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2020-02-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0143773380

In the seventh Showtym Adventure, it's a race against time for Vicki to find and train a brand new pony for the show season. Should she go for experience, or for potential? When Vicki’s multi-champion pony is injured, she is devastated. It's the beginning of the show season and the 14-year-old must find a replacement quickly — but no pony comes close to the one she has lost. Then Vicki sees beautiful and inexperienced Jackamo. She senses he has star quality, and chooses him over proven ponies with years of show-ring success. With so little time, will she be able to transform Jackamo into a winner? Or has she risked everything on the wrong pony? In a turn of events they didn’t see coming, Vicki, Kelly and Amanda face heartbreak and difficult decisions about the future in this story inspired by the Wilson Sisters’ early years.

Dandy, the Mountain Pony

Dandy, the Mountain Pony
Author: Kelly Wilson
Publisher: Puffin Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-11
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780143771494

When nine-year-old Vicki Wilson's beloved lease pony was sold, she was heartbroken. Her family didn't have much money, and she was desperate to have a pony of her own so that she could keep riding and going to pony club. But then along came the chance that Vicki had been waiting for, to tame and train her own wild pony! How would she teach her beautiful new chestnut stallion to love her as much as she loved him? And would they ever ride together? This is an incredible true story of courage and determination from the Wilson Sisters' early years, where Vicki, Kelly and Amanda Wilson first experience wild horses and the makings of champions.

Showtym Adventures 6: Pepe, the Beach Stallion

Showtym Adventures 6: Pepe, the Beach Stallion
Author: Kelly Wilson
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2019-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0143773194

In the sixth Showtym Adventure, Vicki will stop at nothing to save a crippled beach-racing stallion. When Vicki and her sisters discover that horses are roaming on country roads because the locals can't afford to fences to contain them, their eyes are opened to a whole new world of hardship. Then Vicki meets Pepe, once a prized beach-racing stallion now crippled by mistreatment. The owner can’t pay for a vet and, fearing the beaten horse may die, the Wilsons take Pepe in. Will Vicki be able to save the injured racer? And will Pepe accept his new life after galloping at full speed? This story of hope and recovery is inspired by the Wilson Sisters’ early years.

Showtym Adventures 2: Cameo, the Street Pony

Showtym Adventures 2: Cameo, the Street Pony
Author: Kelly Wilson
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2018-01-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 014377221X

In the second Showtym Adventure, Kelly receives an unbroken pony. Will she gain the confidence to train and ride her? When nine-year-old Kelly Wilson outgrows her pony, her mum surprises her with a beautiful steel-grey mare that she spotted trotting down the street, tied to the back of a truck. But there’s a catch. Cameo has never been ridden! While her sisters Vicki and Amanda are jumping higher than ever before, Kelly must face her fears on an untested pony. Will Cameo ever be ready for competitions? And will the girls’ ponies hold their own against the purebreds at the Royal Show? This exciting story of setbacks and success, in which Vicki, Kelly and Amanda Wilson first experience the thrill of serious competition, is inspired by the Wilson sisters’ early years.

Cameo, the Street Pony

Cameo, the Street Pony
Author: Kelly Wilson
Publisher: Puffin Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-01-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780143772200

In the second Showtym Adventure, Kelly receives an unbroken pony. Will she gain the confidence to train and ride her? When nine-year-old Kelly Wilson outgrows her pony, her mum surprises her with a beautiful steel-grey mare that she spotted trotting down the street, tied to the back of a truck. But there's a catch. Cameo has never been ridden! While her sisters Vicki and Amanda are jumping higher than ever before, Kelly must face her fears on an untested pony. Will Cameo ever be ready for competitions? And will the girls' ponies hold their own against the purebreds at the Royal Show? A sequel to Dandy, the Mountain Pony, this exciting story of setbacks and success, in which Vicki, Kelly and Amanda Wilson first experience the thrill of serious competition, is inspired by the Wilson sisters' early years.

Showtym Adventures 8: Syd, the Muster Pony

Showtym Adventures 8: Syd, the Muster Pony
Author: Kelly Wilson
Publisher: Puffin
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780143773399

In this exciting conclusion to the bestselling Showtym Adventures series, Amanda, Kelly and Vicki go on a road trip to find their dream ponies! Nine-year-old Amanda is thrilled when her parents announce plans to travel the length of the country in search of a Grand Prix show jumper for Vicki, as well as a new pony each for Kelly and Amanda. From wild beaches and lake swims to panning for gold and high-country musters, each day on the road brings the three sisters new experiences - and new challenges. Will Amanda and her new pony Syd survive the dangerous overnight cattle muster? And will Vicki find the Grand Prix pony of her dreams? In this story inspired by the Wilson Sisters' early years, Vicki, Kelly and Amanda first taste the freedom of exploring the world on horseback.

Showtym Adventures 4: Chessy, the Welsh Pony

Showtym Adventures 4: Chessy, the Welsh Pony
Author: Kelly Wilson
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2018-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0143772643

In the fourth Showtym Adventure, Amanda must earn the trust of a beautiful but wild Welsh stallion. Will Chessy ever be safe enough to ride? Seven-year-old Amanda Wilson dreams of training her own wild pony, just as her sisters have done. Then comes the chance she has been waiting for — a muster of beautiful Welsh ponies that have run wild in the hills. Among them is Chessy, a striking stallion, and just the right size for Amanda. But small doesn't equal easy, and first Amanda must prove she has what it takes by training Magic, a stroppy mare from Pony Club. Will Magic and Chessy ever be safe enough to join Amanda on her crazy adventures? Vicki and Kelly must help Amanda to win her ponies’ trust in this engaging story of perseverance and reward, which is inspired by the Wilson Sisters’ early years.