When I met Jamie Badminton at the Annecy International Animation Festival several years ago, the first thing that he did was to pull out his sketch book and show me the characters that he had created for a book that he planned to write and illustrate. At Annecy the following year, I was surprised and delighted when he presented me with a copy of HAIRY PONIES and FRIENDS: A Day at the Races, the first of a proposed series of stories based on the adventures of a young pony named Star and his friends on Hazel House Farm.

Jamie Badminton

HAIRY PONIES, published to much acclaim in the equestrian world, achieved the nearly impossible feat for a self published first book when the first printing sold out due to Jamie’s hard work promoting the book at horse shows.

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HAIRY PONIES and Friends is an ideal last minute Christmas present and can be purchased through Amazon.co.uk. But - don’t forget that Christmas is not the only time for giving presents - and sometimes it’s nice to give a gift for no other reason than you think that the recipient will like it!

Visit the HAIRY PONIES web site to read the first two chapters of the book:http://www.hairyponies.co.uk

After enjoying chapters one and two, find out how the adventure ends by ordering HAIRY PONIES and Friends - A Day at The Races at:

Amazon.co.uk - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hairy-Ponies-Friends-Day-Races/dp/0955347009/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196967212&sr=8-1