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Rocky – The Wild One

Judy,

Plot:

Young Joan Trench has at last achieved her dream of owning her own pony. Rocky, a young moorland pony, is high-spirited, but Joan is determined to train him to be a good show jumper. In his first show Rocky jumps well, but, at the last jump two dogs upset his concentration and Joan has to be content with second place.

An updated version of the story appeared in picture story format and Joan Trench now called Debbie Trench

the wild one

(The Wild One – 1966)

rocky wild one

(Rocky – the Wild One – 1988, Art by Oliver Passingham)

Notes:

  • Text Story later updated to picture story
  • Art: Oliver Passingham (1988)

Appeared:

  • The Wild One (text) – Judy:   #327 (16 April 1966) – #331 (14 May 1966)
  • Reprinted as picture story  Rocky – the Wild One – #1493 (20 August 1988) – #1499 (1 October 1988)

Vicki

Judy

Plot:

Vicki Andrews and her two friends, Ted and Pam, are looking after Wallingston Riding School, whose owner, Mr Hodge, has recently bought a greengrocer’s shop and now has little time or money to spend on the stables. Two property buyers, Mr Snudge and Mr Sykes, are interested in buying the stables in order to build on the land. Despite this threat, Vicki and her friends have gained some new pupils and are entered for a forth-coming gymkhana. The only cloud in Vicki’s life is that her own horse, Prince, has injured himself.

vicki

Notes:

  • Text story

Appeared:

  • Vikki (text) – Judy:  #315 (22 January 1966) – (?)
  • Vikki (text) – Judy:  #336 (18 June 1966) – #345 (20 August 1966)

Runaway Rhona

Judy, ,

Plot

When Rhona Lockhart’s widowed mother marries Gervase Power, a wealthy landowner who is passionately interested in horses. Rhona is expected to become a competent rider. Rhona loves horses, but she lost her nerve after a bad fall when she was young and now she is terrified to ride. Because of this. Rhona runs away from home and joins a travelling circus—only to be given a job as a bare-back rider! To her surprise, Rhona discovers that she is not afraid while riding bare-back, because she is free to leap on and off the horse. She makes splendid progress and the circus-owner decides she is ready to perform in public. Unknown to Rhona, her stepsister, Charlotte, has reported seeing her near the circus ground, and Mr Power arrives with Rhona’s mother and Charlotte just as Rhona comes on.

runaway rhona

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Runaway Rhona – Judy:   #304 (6 November 1965) – #312 (1 January 1966)

Katy’s Casebook

Judy,

Plot:

Katy Simmonds is a girl-groom at the Whitefriars Farm Rest Home for Horses. Her employer, Mrs Charteris, rescues sick or aged horses, ponies and donkeys and, with Katy’s help; nurses them back to health. When they are fit enough, they go to new homes to make way for fresh patients. One of Katy’s responsibilities is to make sure their new owners give them the love and care they need.Katy's Casebook

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Katy’s Casebook – Judy:  circa #195 (05 October  1963) – #201 (16 November 1963)

  • Katy’s Casebook – Judy:  #232 (20 June  1964) – #240 (15 August  1964)

Other Appearances:

  • Katy’s Casebook – Judy Annual 1965
  • Katy’s Casebook – Judy Annual 1966
  • Katy’s Casebook – Judy Annual 1967

Riding School Rivals

Judy,

Plot:

Margie (or Mandy in the reprint) Hayman and Molly Lentham were joint partners in a riding school which they had opened at Hunter Green’s Stables, in the Cotswold village of Mountly. Their school had come into direct  competition with a nearby Riding Academy, a very grand establishment run by Miss Lila Williams who had been involved in several attempts to make the girls close down.

riding school rivals(Riding School Rivals – 1961)

riding rivals2
(Riding School Rivals – 1985,  Art: John Armstrong)

Notes:

  • Originally a text story, updated to picture story
  • Art: John Armstrong (1985)

Appeared:

  • Riding School Rivals  (text) – Judy:  #75 (17 June 1961) – #85 (26 August 1961)
  • Riding School Rivals  – Judy:  #1314 (16 March 1985) – #1326 (8 June 1985)

Dixie at Dude Ranch

Judy, ,

Plot

Dixie Dalton helps her father run Dude Ranch, a popular resort in Texas for holiday makers who come to enjoy the wide-open prairie on horseback. Dixie is a marvel with horses and controls them with her musical voice.

dixie at dude ranch

Notes

Appeared

  • Dixie at Dude Ranch – Judy:  #20 (28 May 1960) – #55 (18 January 1961)

Other Appearances

  • Dixie at Dude Ranch – Judy Annual 1962
  • Dixie of Dude Ranch – Judy Picture Story #01

 

Hannah of Horse Haven

Bunty,

Plot:

Thirteen year old Hannah Stanway had started up a horse haven for old and unwanted ponies at her parents farm. She had been tricked into looking after Blaze, a vicious pony, while his owner, Marnie, was away on holiday.

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Hannah of Horse Haven –  Bunty:  #1705 (15 September 1990) –  #1715 (24 Nov 1990)