Logan Forster

American author. He worked in a variety of jobs, including serving in the Navy and also attended the University of Colorado. He wrote a number of books about horses, and also about the Native American Indian culture. In fact this element was also prevalent in most of his horse novels, with Ponce, the hero of many of the stories, being an Apache. Forster's horse stories are set for the most part in the world of racing, with two of the horsy characters being based on real-life racehorses.

Unfortunately most of the books are rare or very rare and can be expensive.

Many thanks to Susan B. for most of the pics, without whose help this page would be a little bare!

Ponce Series:
Racing series with some wild horse elements and a strong Native American Indian backdrop.

1) DESERT STORM
(DODD MEAD [USA] 1955)
(1st UK edition TRANSWORLD PB 1956)
ILLUSTRATED BY FRANK HUBBARD
Reprinted in hardback by the original publishers a few times.
Published in the UK in paperback by Transworld in the Scottie Books series.
SUMMARY: After rescuing her from a flood, the Apache boy Ponce heals the black racehorse filly Desert Storm's broken leg, He then plans to train her to run in the Santa Anita Handicap. The mare Desert Storm was based on real life racehorse and broodmare Busher.

2) MOUNTAIN STALLION
(DODD MEAD [USA] 1958)
ILLUSTRATED BY JESSIE FORSTER
Rare.
SUMMARY: Ponce catches a wild grey stallion which he names Victorio, and has hopes of training him for racing.

3) TAMARLANE: STRANGE SON OF DESERT STORM
(DODD MEAD [USA] 1959)
ILLUSTRATED BY GERALD McCANN
Rare.
SUMMARY: When Desert Storm gives birth Ponce hopes the foal will grow to be a racing champion. He is disappointed to say the least when the foal is born with a club foot. But soon it seems as if the colt Tamarlane will be able to run despite his deformity. Can Ponce's dream of winning the Kentucky Derby still be achieved?
The character of Tamarlane was apparently based in part on the real life club-footed racehorse Assault, and partly on the author's own Arab stallion.
Read Review

4) REVENGE
(DODD MEAD [USA] 1960)
ILLUSTRATED BY FERALD McCANN
Very rare.
SUMMARY: Desert Storm has had another foal, a filly called Revenge. However Ponce abandons her training after a tragedy in his life. Who will help the filly realise her potential as a race horse now?

Collector's Info:
The only one in the series that is reasonably easy to find (in America at least) is Desert Storm. The others are rare to very rare. All the books are very hard to find elsewhere.
Only Desert Storm was published here in the UK (in paperback only) and even that edition is not easy to track down, though it is still the easiest to find of all the series here. There were also German editions of some of the books which are not too hard to find, but suitable for those with a  good grasp of German language only!

Other Horse & Pony Books:

RUN FAST! RUN FAR!
(DODD MEAD [USA] 1962)
ILLUSTRATED BY GERALD McCANN
Rare.
SUMMARY: The tale of a runaway young boy and his horsy adventures.

Collector's Info:
Another hard to find book which is rarely seen in it's native America and even more elusive elsewhere. Can be very expensive.