Natlee Kenoyer

American author. She has written a few non fictional equine works, including books on Western horses and gymkhana games and interestingly, one on the fire horses which worked in San Francisco helping to put out fires. She also penned a short fictional series about two financially challenged kids and their horses. The first book was co-authored by popular equine writer Rutherford Montgomery

Ms. Kenoyer was president of the Western Writers of America, and her book The Western Horse won their 1962 Spur Award for Best Juvenile.

Ms. Kenoyer was also a horse trainer as well as a writer, although I am unfortunately unable to find more information about this side of her life at present.

Claudia and Dennis Series:
Short series which focuses on the problems caused by money (or lack of it) in keeping horses. The first book was written with the well-known horsy author Rutherford Montgomery, although the sequel was written by Natlee Kenoyer alone.

1) A HORSE FOR CLAUDIA AND DENNIS
(With Rutherford Montgomery)
(DUELL, SLOANE & PEARCE [USA] 1958)
SUMMARY: Claudia and Dennis save up to buy their longed-for horse Blaze. But even when they get him they must still continue to earn money to keep him.

2) CLAUDIA'S FIVE DOLLAR HORSE
(DUELL, SLOANE & PEARCE [USA] 1960)
SUMMARY: With the family ranch in jeopardy due to lack of funds, Claudia may be ill-advised to spend five dollars buying a starving mare, but she can't abandon the horse to its fate. She decides to try and help save the ranch too by thinking up a scheme to make money by boarding horses and taking tourists on trail rides.

Collector's Info:
Reasonably easy to find in the USA via the internet. Can be very hard to find elsewhere.