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The Yamboorah Series: Trilogy set on a cattle ranch in Australia, the first book is not really horse-related but the other two are. I have included all three for clarity.
1) BY THE SANDHILLS OF YAMBOORAH aka A BOY ALONE (USA edition) (ANDRE DEUTSCH [UK] 1965) ILLUSTRATED BY CLYDE PEARSON Reprinted in hardback by original publisher. Reprinted in paperback by Armada in 1971. Published in the USA in 1966 by Harcourt, Brace & World where it was re-titled. Published in Australia in 1988 by Macmillan & University of Queensland Press (UQP) in 2003 EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, Andre Deutsch reprint, Armada paperback, USA edition SUMMARY: Minimal horse content, A young boy struggles to come to terms with the loneliness of living in a vast cattle station with only the cattle dog Brolga and her pup Rags for company.
2) THE ROAN COLT OF YAMBOORAH aka THE ROAN COLT (USA edition) (ANDRE DEUTSCH [UK] 1966) ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID PERRY Reprinted in hardback by original publisher. Reprinted in paperback by Armada in 1971. Published in the USA in 1967 by Harcourt, Brace & World where it was re-titled. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, Armada paperback, USA edition SUMMARY: The boy's life looks up when he is taught to ride. When he sees a roan colt which is doomed to be shot because it is lame, he determines to save the horse.
3) RAIN COMES TO YAMBOORAH (ANDRE DEUTSCH [UK] 1967) ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT HALES Reprinted in hardback by original publisher. Published in the USA in 1968 by Harcourt, Brace & World. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, USA edition SUMMARY: Roany's lameness has been cured and the boy can at last ride him. But the lack of rain soon begins to cause trouble on the station.
Collectors Info: Although set in Australia, the books were first published in the UK and only the first one has been published in Australia itself. All three were however published in the USA. The first two books were also reprinted as paperbacks, and these two titles are very easy to find in the UK and USA. The third story in the trilogy is slightly harder to find and may be a little more expensive. Despite only one of the three being published in Australia, none of the books are particularly hard to find there either.
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