Wish for a Pony: A Romney Marsh Story

Wish for a Pony is the first book in the Romney Marsh series by Monica Edwards. It introduces the characters of Tamzin Grey and Rissa Harmond, two young girls who share a deep love for horses. Set in the idyllic English countryside of Romney Marsh, the story follows Tamzin's longing for a pony of her own. Despite the financial difficulties her family faces, Tamzin remains hopeful and determined. With the help of Rissa and other friends, she embarks on various adventures and schemes to raise money for her dream. Along the way, the girls learn valuable lessons about friendship, responsibility, and the importance of working towards one's goals. The book is a heartwarming tale of aspiration and the joys of rural life, especially for those who cherish the bond between humans and horses. At the beginning of the holidays, Tamzin's white arab horse Fallada, existed in a picture on a calendar, and her friend Rissa's mount was a bicycle. The long excited summer which this book tells about, stretched ahead of them. At first there were only the Dunsford Dairy ponies to be ridden to the forge or old Twinkle to be fetched up from her field for the local farmer; but through an accident they meet the owner of Hillocks stables, who, in exchange for their help in grooming the ponies, cleaning the tack and carrying pails of water, lets them learn to jump, ride in a gymkhana, gallop on the sands, or swim the horses in the sea. So much happens and there is so much to do that they cannot often find time to walk with their eyes shut through the wishing gate making their usual wishes; but when school looms near again, at least one of these often repeated ones, proves not to have been in vain.