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Vian Smith


Born
Totnes, The United Kingdom
Genre
Children's, Nonfiction


Vian Smith was an English author and horse trainer. Spanning fiction and nonfiction, his work focuses on the relationship between people and horses and prominently features the Devon moorland Dartmoor. Smith died at 49.

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.21 · 229 ratings · 42 reviews · 49 distinct works
Tall and Proud
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4.17 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 1966 — 12 editions
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Come Down the Mountain
4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1967 — 8 editions
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Minstrel Boy
3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1970 — 2 editions
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Horses of Petrock
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1965 — 2 editions
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Martin Rides the Moor
4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1974 — 5 editions
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Green Heart
4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
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The Lord Mayor's show
4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions
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Parade of Horses
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1970 — 3 editions
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Genesis Down
4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1962 — 4 editions
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Question Mark
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1961 — 3 editions
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What's the Name o...: Children’s Book from 1970s or before — Heroine Contracts Polio 5 28 Nov 06, 2020 06:16PM  
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What's the Name o...: YA book about a tomboy who goes to Wales and poses as a boy on a horse farm. Read before 1996?, published late 1980s/early 1990s? 59 646 Aug 05, 2025 10:40AM  
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