The Adventures of Little Thunder and Friends

The stories in the book are collected from events experienced by the author while running the riding centre and they give an insight to many lesser-known facts about horses and ponies and the way they interact with their riders and each other.

The author spent many years running a riding centre and came across some interesting characters both human and equine.

Most of the stories are based on actual facts and events but some are from sheer imagination.

Jean Dodge grew up in Manchester. She is grammar-school-educated, a retired civil servant and is a member of Mensa. She has owned various businesses including a greengrocer and florist shop, a licensed guesthouse and riding centre, and a takeaway fish and chip shop.

She moved to Bala, North Wales, and opened a riding centre. For the past ten years, she has worked in publishing.

Her extended family includes four grown-up children, ten grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.