Informazioni generali

Nome canonico: Doty, Jean Slaughter
Nome legale: Doty, Jean Slaughter
Altri nomi: Slaughter, Jean
Data di nascita: 1929-03-19
Data di morte: 1991-03-28
Sesso: female
Nazionalità: USA
Luogo di nascita: New York, USA
Luogo di morte: Wilton, Connecticut, USA
Luogo di residenza: New Canaan, Connecticut, USA
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Redding, Connecticut, USA
Wilton, Connecticut, USA
Istruzione: Sir John Cass Technical Institute
Attività lavorative: author of children's books
television producer
pony breeder
dog breeder
Relazioni: Doty, Roy (husband)
Doty, Christopher Slaughter (son)
Packus, Diedre Doty (daughter)
Clark, Patricia S.
Breve biografia: Jean Slaughter Doty was born in New York, and in the 1950s, co-produced and wrote The Adventures of Danne Dee, a children’s programme. She was married to the cartoonist Roy Doty, and lived in Connecticut with her husband, children and numerous horses, dogs and Siamese cats. Her equine experience was wide: she hunted in England and Ireland, and was well known for breeding Welsh ponies at Rockrimmon farm, as well as Keeshond dogs. She was a show judge at numerous shows, including the National Horse Show at Madison Square Gardens.

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Valley of the Ponies di Jean Slaughter Doty

This is a brief, simple book with a very quiet, dreamy feel- even though some exciting things happen near the end. Parts were very reminiscent of that Billy and Blaze book where they get lost in the woods. Jennifer is spending the summer alone with her mother while her father travels for work. They’re staying at a farm her mother’s friend owns (but doesn’t currently occupy) in Connecticut. The owner of the riding stable where she took lessons asks if she’ll take one of the ponies to board over the summer. She realizes the day after they move that of all things, she forgot to bring her saddle! But is determined to ride anyway. The pony isn’t showy, but has a good temperament and is (mostly) patient with young riders. She can be stubborn with a mind of her own though. On one of their rides exploring the woods around the farm, they find a lush pasture in a hidden valley- with a seemingly empty farmhouse and a small herd of beautiful ponies. Who do they belong to? Is anyone taking care of them? Jennifer doesn’t have much time to puzzle over that because she soon has her hands full- her pony wants to join them and finds a weak spot in the fence. Jennifer struggles to control the pony and get it home again. Things are fine for a while after that but later her pony escapes its paddock and runs away to join the valley herd again. When Jennifer tracks her down, she finds the valley ponies are threatened. Can she be quick and brave enough to save them. Nice little story!… (altro)

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jeane | Mar 18, 2024 |

Winter Pony di Jean Slaughter Doty

This companion novel to Summer Pony is mostly about how hard it is to take care of horses. Sheesh, no wonder we all drive cars now.

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readingjag | 6 altre recensioni | Nov 29, 2021 |

Summer Pony di Jean Slaughter Doty

In yet another of my "read over and over as a kid and lost but now found" review series, I bring you Summer Pony. In this amazing book, a young girl's parents rent a pony for her for one summer. They go to a totally run down farm where 20 ponies are being kept in horrible conditions (which in a story today would culminate in the farm owner being charged with animal cruelty, but whatever it was the 70s). She chooses a shabby, dirty, neglected pony with two different colored eyes and then proceeds to be the BEST PONY OWNER EVER.
I hate to spoil this for you because it's some serious non-stop action and drama. PONY DRAMA, people. It really doesn't get much better than this if you are an 8 year old in 1985.… (altro)

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readingjag | 4 altre recensioni | Nov 29, 2021 |

Dark Horse di Jean Slaughter Doty

Better than average story of a mistreated horse, told in first-person by a teen who loves horses. It's not a formula tale of a horse being retrained into a world-class champion, but is more sober, based in reality. Definitely keeping this one for a future reread.

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fuzzi | 2 altre recensioni | Jun 18, 2019 |

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