Ann Wigley

British author. She has written two pony stories, although only one of these has been published in the UK. Both have a ghostly theme and are good reads, although Tears For a Tall Horse (published in the USA) is slightly marred by its weird amalgamation of British and American, no doubt the result of a ham-handed editing attempt to ensure the book appealed to American children. Hopefully the author will write more pony books in the future.

Horse & Pony Books:

THE RED HORSE HAUNTING
FIRST EDITION J A ALLEN 1991
Paperback original, part of the J A Allen Pony Library.
Also a German language edition published by Pony/Stabenfeldt.
EDITION PICTURED: First edition
SUMMARY: Ghostly pony story in which a girl believes her stables are being haunted by a horse from the past.
PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES
Discussion of the book in chat forum reading circle

TEARS FOR A TALL HORSE
FIRST EDITION  PONY/STABENFELDT [USA & GERMANY] 2004
Published by Stabenfeldt in both English and German language. 
EDITION PICTURED: First edition
SUMMARY: A girl finds an abandoned horse when she moves to a new home. But as well as rescuing him, she also has her mother's employer's awful daughter to contend with and a weeping ghost!
PONYMAD RATING: 4 HORSESHOES
Discussion of the book in chat forum reading circle

Collectors Info:
Tears For A Tall Horse which was published in the USA is hard to find here in the UK and unless you are very lucky in finding it on an auction site, will have to be bought from there. Red Horse Haunting is quite easy to track down in the UK, but not so widely available elsewhere. Both books are also available in German language.

Short Stories in Other Books & Collections:

PONY ISLAND
in THE KINGFISHER TREASURY OF PONY STORIES
(Edited by Linda Jennings)
FIRST EDITION KINGFISHER 1996
Paperback original.
Reprinted a couple of times in paperback.
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, paperback reprint.
SUMMARY OF BOOK: Compilation of stories from various authors, aimed at a fairly young readership. More info on the British Short Stories web page.
SUMMARY OF STORY: Jenny ignores advice to stay away from Pony Island and rides across the causeway to try and find the legendary ponies there. But once there she cannot find the ponies and even worse becomes trapped in a rising tide on the way home…
PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES

Collectors Info:
As far as I am aware there were no hardback editions of this book. It is very easy to find second-hand or new. Still in print as of March 2016.