Book 1

Maddie's Dream

by Catherine Hapka

Published 8 July 2014
Loving to work with her favorite horse, Cloudy, Maddie learns that the horse's former owners want to buy her back, a situation that compels her to tap the advice of her Pony Post friends to prevent the sale.

Maddie is desperate to keep her favorite horse from being sold. Book #1

Book 2

Blue Ribbon Summer, 2

by Catherine Hapka

Published 8 July 2014
Brooke brings her pony to summer camp in this second book in a contemporary middle grade series in the tradition of Marguerite Henry's Misty of Chincoteague.

Brooke Rhodes is excited to go to sleepaway riding camp for two weeks with her Chincoteague pony, Foxy. However, camp doesn't turn out to be quite as fun as Brooke expected. The other girls all know each other already, and they don't seem interested in bringing a newbie into their group. Besides that, they're all riding tall, fancy, super well-trained show horses-not scruffy young Chincoteague ponies. Then Brooke overhears that this might be the last summer for the camp. She asks for help from her online Pony Post friends-Maddie Martinez, Hayley Duncan, and Nina Peralt-but she still has to wonder: will everyone work together to save the camp, or will this summer be their last hurrah?

Book 3

Chasing Gold, 3

by Catherine Hapka

Published 4 November 2014
Saving up money and time to visit a prestigious riding clinic, Haley pulls away from family and friends in order to pursue her dream.

Book 4

Moonlight Mile

by Catherine Hapka

Published 28 April 2015
When her horse show performance goes horribly wrong, Nina wonders if a Halloween ghost could be involved in this fourth book in a contemporary middle grade series in the tradition of Marguerite Henry’s Misty of Chincoteague.

Nina Peralt’s boarding and lesson barn will be putting on a horse show this fall, and she can’t wait to show off how well she and her pony, Breezy, have been doing lately! Bonus: the cute older brother of one of her fellow riders will be helping out as jump crew. Unfortunately, once the show starts, everything goes wrong for Nina in the most embarrassing ways possible. Could something supernatural be to blame? New Orleans is always a little spooky around Halloween, but this year Nina slowly becomes convinced she’s being haunted by the ghost of an angry ancestor. Can her Pony Post pals help her banish her fears and live down her terrible show day?

Book 5

A Winning Gift

by Catherine Hapka

Published 7 July 2015
When she finds some papers in her mother's dresser, Maddie suspects that her mother is being transferred again and is torn between helping her best friend and spending all her remaining time with her favorite pony.

Book 6

True Riders

by Catherine Hapka

Published 3 November 2015
Brooke has major boy problems--from her brothers to her crush to her horse--in this sixth book in a contemporary middle grade series in the tradition of Marguerite Henry's Misty of Chincoteague.

Boys + ponies = trouble. Lots of it. Brooke's parents force Brooke to share Foxy with her little brothers and Brooke is none too happy. But she is happy that her friend Adam has been hanging around more again. She even lets him talk her into entering Foxy in a local show. But it doesn't help that the twins riding Foxy so much lately is making the pony backslide in her training and act up a bit. And then: disaster! Adam backs out of attending the show, and Brooke almost backs out as well when Foxy throws her off for the first time ever! Will Brooke give up on riding for good?


Book 7

Back in the Saddle

by Catherine Hapka

Published 8 March 2011
Haley and her pony, Wings, enter a prestigious competition in this seventh book in a contemporary middle grade series in the tradition of Marguerite Henry's Misty of Chincoteague.

Haley has been focused on one goal with her pony Wings: entering an upcoming competition in the fall and winning. She's so busy trying to make that happen that her grades drop and her family is worried. And then, when the big day finally arrives, Haley falls off Wings and is eliminated! It's the worst thing she can imagine after all her hard work and sacrifice. Can she get back on her horse and regain her self-confidence?

Book 8

The Road Home

by Catherine Hapka

Published 11 April 2017
Nina tries to help a friend in the eighth and final book in a contemporary middle grade series in the tradition of Marguerite Henry's Misty of Chincoteague.

Nina's friend Leah has been acting oddly lately. The two of them attend the same small private school, and Leah also takes lessons at the barn where Nina keeps Breezy. But suddenly Leah seems to have lost interest in riding, and her behavior is oddly erratic. When Nina tries to find out what's wrong, Leah pulls away.

At the same time, Nina becomes worried about Breezy, and discovers someone is sneaking in at night to ride him without permission! When Nina finds out it's Leah whose family is having financial difficulties, she knows she has to do anything and everything to help her friend. After all, isn't that what friends are for?


Book 8

The Road Home

by Catherine Hapka

Published 11 April 2017
Nina tries to help a friend in the eighth and final book in a contemporary middle grade series in the tradition of Marguerite Henry's Misty of Chincoteague.

Nina's friend Leah has been acting oddly lately. The two of them attend the same small private school, and Leah also takes lessons at the barn where Nina keeps Breezy. But suddenly Leah seems to have lost interest in riding, and her behavior is oddly erratic. When Nina tries to find out what's wrong, Leah pulls away.

At the same time, Nina becomes worried about Breezy, and discovers someone is sneaking in at night to ride him without permission! When Nina finds out it's Leah whose family is having financial difficulties, she knows she has to do anything and everything to help her friend. After all, isn't that what friends are for?


Friendships and horses make the perfect pairing in the first four books in a contemporary middle grade series in the tradition of Marguerite Henry's Misty of Chincoteague, now available in a collectible boxed set!

Meet Madison "Maddie" Martinez, Brooke Rhodes, Hayley Duncan, and Nina Peralt, four friends whose shared love of Chincoteague ponies keeps them connected through their online Pony Post forum. From sleepaway riding camp to a spooky horse show performance, equestrian adventures await in this collection of the first four books in the Ponies of Chincoteague series!

This boxed set includes Maddie's Dream, Blue Ribbon Summer, Chasing Gold, and Moonlight Mile.