Meet Eleanor Jones!
My first pony was a stubborn little Shetland that we borrowed from the lady up the road when I was six, in return for some grazing. Of course it got the better of me and eventually she offered to give me some lessons, so every Saturday morning Bluebell and I would brave her rather forceful methods of instruction in order to try and improve our technique. My next pony, also borrowed, was a black welsh cross, named Sue and with her I progressed to pony club activities. My first gymkhana, however, ended in disaster and I remember quite distinctly crying all the way home because I never won a rosette.
As I was brought up on a farm in Westmorland, England, animals of all types have always played a big part in my life, but horses were of course my passion.
My first pony was a stubborn little Shetland that we borrowed from the lady up the road when I was six, in return for some grazing. Of course it got the better of me and eventually she offered to give me some lessons, so every Saturday morning Bluebell and I would brave her rather forceful methods of instruction in order to try and improve our technique. My next pony, also borrowed, was a black welsh cross, named Sue and with her I progressed to pony club activities. My first gymkhana, however, ended in disaster and I remember quite distinctly crying all the way home because I never won a rosette.
My father eventually bought me a pony that excelled at games, followed when I was twelve by a very spirited skewbald that was bad in traffic, reared when I tried to mount but proved to be an exceptionally talented show jumper. We joined the BSJA and I spent most of my teens competing with a degree of success in show jumping competitions all over the county.
When I was in my early twenties, married to Peter Jones and with two small children, Garry and Sarah, my husband and I opened a small riding centre on the family farm. I trained for my BHSAI and then BHSII qualifications and over the last twenty-five years Holmescales has developed into a busy teaching, riding and training centre. We did have one major set back when a rogue horse was brought for schooling. It deliberately threw itsself over backwards; completely crushing my spine, before cantering round to kick me in the chest with both back feet. It is only thanks to my husband and the ambulance service that I wasn’t killed, or at the very least paralysed for life and it was a whole year before I could ride properly again.
Now I show, break and school my own horses, teach on a daily basis at all levels including the general public, career students and those preparing their horses for competition. I also help my daughter who competes at county level and is now a partner in the business.
Writing has always been a passion and from being a small girl I have written about anything and everything, from poems to short stories, to my first full-length novel when I was nineteen years old and newly married. It was written with two fingers on an elderly typewriter and I am sure that it must have been pretty useless but I just loved making the story. After that I was fortunate enough to have some articles published in equestrian magazines and have completed four or five more novels, most of which have never seen the light of day.
I am indebted to the Jennifer Luithlen Agency, who encouraged me to write teenage pony mystery novels, and I find it quite gratifying that they appeal to different countries.
I also love socializing, eating out and reading but, to me, writing is my saving grace and a place to escape from the hurly-burly of a busy life. Without it my life would be empty.
i looovvve the book Circle of blue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it is my favorite book!
tomorrow’s tears is the best book ever!!:) the title fits the book as soon as i saw it i knew i was going to read it!
Hi Abbie I am thrilled that you liked Circle of Blue. You must try Tommorow’s Tears
Hi Abbie I am so pleased that you like Circle Of Blue. Have you read any more of my books?
Best Wishes Nell
Whithout horses my life would be empty, as yours would be with out writting.They save me from the fate that I might not be able to have an animal so amazingly beautiful as a horse.But I still dream thouse wonderfull joy filled dreams, that one day the best day of my life will come and I will be able to have my own horse to love ever so dearly and truly.
Thank you for sharing that wonderfull story with me.Please write back and thank you for reading my comment.
sincerly, shey
p.s. please keep writting thouse great books of yours!
My life would be empty without horses too. They make the best friends. I am glad that you like my books and I hope that you get your own horse soon. Perhaps you could come to our riding school, Holmescales, one day.
Thanks for writing Nell
I love all the books you wrote. I think your a great author. What are all the names of the books you have written?
Hi Applesauce Thanks for your comments, it is nice to know that someone is enjoying my stories. Some of the books I have written are. Dreams or Demons, Echo of Hooves, Fears and Phantoms, Circle of Blue, Tommorow’s Tears and Spirit of The Sea.
I hope you get to read them all and would love to know whiuch one you like best Best Wishes Nell