A disease is spreading like wildfire among the ponies at the local stables. Then a pony is stolen. The thieves do not know about the quarantine, and Carly is worried that when they find out, they will dump the ponyor worse, sell it to a slaughterhouse.
Jenny Oldfield was born in 1949 and brought up in Harrogate, Yorkshire, and studied English at Birmingham University.
She has written a large number of books for both children and adults, including the Home Farm Twins, Animal Alert, and Half Moon Ranch series. A horse enthusiast, many of her novels feature horses and are popular among young horse fans.