Reviews for Snow Pony

The average rating for Snow Pony based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-08-18 00:00:00 Dennis Remavich This is one of those lovely, poignant stories that linger with you for a long time afterwards. I had to read it over a period of days, even though it was physically a short book, just so that I could savour it and let it all sink in. And after I finished, I literally couldn't pick up another book that night; my mind was too full of all I'd read. Beautiful. Set in the highlands of Australia, The Snow Pony tells the story of Dusty and the beautiful mountain brumby that only she can ride. Despite the potential in that concept for romantic sap (which Dusty herself is disparaging of), the story is real and gritty, showing the pressures of the farming life in drought-ridden Australia and the way that it can drive families apart - or force them together. This is a beautiful, beautiful book, full of real, broken characters, moments of stunning imagery, and written in a poignant, lingering style that haunted me for days afterwards. I love this book :)

Review # 2 was written on 2018-10-14 00:00:00 Shannon Adams THE SNOW PONY, written by Allison Lester, is based in the countryside of Australia. The Riley family runs a farm with Jack operating the Farm. The protagonist is a eleven year old girl named Dusty. Her brother is Stewie and life long friend is Sally. The way I found this book is a friend of mine suggested that I read it. The majority of the book is based on the Riley farm or nearby the farm. One of the main conflicts early on in the book is Dusty was attempting to tame her Snow Pony and keep her for her own. Dusty, the main protagonist, spends the entirety of the book growing with the Snow Pony while enduring a three year drought. Rita helped and encouraged Dusty to start jumping the Snow Pony for Dusty to earn some cash on the side, learn, and grow with her Snow Pony. I enjoyed the book there was a few parts i disagreed with, but accurately portrayed how life can change drastically with a single event, such as taming the Snow Pony. I would change nothing in the book, it is a good children's book and has many lessons to be learned in it. This book could be a pathway for younger generations to help them understand some of the hardships that is endured. Dusty never realized that "horses were that clever." I grew up on a ranch and horses are some of the smartest animals and can remember any wrong every done to them. My personal opinion over the book is that it is a very descriptive, and understanding book. Dusty grows through out the course of the book. She grows with the Snow Pony and the Snow Pony grows with her. Jack was not encouraging that Dusty ride the Snow Pony. Dusty bonded with Snow Pony better then any other family member. without the Snow pony Dusty may have never learned any of the lessons the Snow Pony offered. A similar book to THE SNOW PONY is THE SILVER BRUMBY/WILD ECHOES RINGING BY Elyne Mitchell. This book is more geared for the younger generation closer to the same age as Dusty. The book has many lessons and many morals that can be learned from this book.