Constance M. White

British author, perhaps best known as a  writer of school stories, although wrote three pony themed novels. Born in Croydon in 1903. Had an early love of writing, forming a school magazine with her friend and writing school stories in the mould of then popular author Angela Brazil. She then pursued studies and a career in the art world. After marrying, she returned to her first love of writing, in time becoming a published author, with a string of fairly popular school novels.

She was persuaded by a neighbour's daughter to turn her hand at pony books, and after some research produced some school stories with a strong pony element, and a non-school pony book: Dream Pony.

Westways Series:
Short school based pony series set in a boarding school with its own stables.

1) PONIES AT WESTWAYS
FIRST EDITION HUTCHINSON 1957
Reprinted in hardback a couple of times bu the original publisher.
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, reprint.
SUMMARY: School pony story. Susan is unhappy to be sent to boarding school when her parents go abroad and cannot take her with them. To add to her woes she has taken the place in the dorm of a popular girl whose friends resent the newcomer. She finds solace in the horses at the school's stables until she causes even more trouble by injuring the most popular pony there. However when she befriends an unpopular girl and uncovers nefarious goings on at the stables, she has a chance to try and redeem herself.
PONYMAD VIEW: For those who like school stories as well as ponies stories only as this one is firmly set in the school story mode. It's a good read without being too demanding, although it tackles the issue of being an outsider and trying to comform quite deftly.
PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES

2) NUTMEG COMES TO WESTWAYS
FIRST EDITION HUTCHINSON 1956
Rare.
EDITION PICTURED: First edition

Collectors Info:
Ponies at Westways is easy to find. The second book in the Westways series is however far rarer and can be quite expensive to buy.

Other Horse & Pony Books:

DREAM PONY
FIRST EDITION COUNTRY LIFE 1951
ILLUSTRATED BY J. S. GOODALL
EDITION PICTURED: First edition
SUMMARY: A young gypsy girl dreams of having a pony of her own.

THE VENTURES OF VICKY
FIRST EDITION HUTCHINSON 1957
Fairly rare
EDITION PICTURED: First edition
SUMMARY: School story with some pony interest.


Collectors Info:
Dream Pony is not common, but can be found without a huge amount of trouble in the UK. The Ventures of Vicky is fairly rare. Both hard to find elsewhere.