Kim Ablon Whitney

American author of young adult novels. Her books are fairly disparate, with the Second World War, sports and new age travellers appearing as themes! One of her novels is about horses and is set on the American hunter-jumper circuit. Kim is certainly well-qualified to write about such a subject, as not only is she is a life-long horse-lover and ex-rider on the show circuit herself, but is also a horse show judge.

The author has her own website where there is more about her books and also a short interview with her.

Pony Books:

THE PERFECT DISTANCE
(KNOPF [USA] 2005)
Reprinted in paperback.
Still in print.
SUMMARY: Set on the US hunter-jumper circuit. Francie is the daughter of one of the grooms at a stables run by a top equitation expert. Although she is allowed to train as a student there, she finds it hard to be the only one without money or status. Can she prove she is as good as the others?
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Collector's Info:
At the moment of writing (2010) the book is still in print and can be bought new in both the UK and the USA.