More about Tamzin Grey and Friends Quiz

Answer: Roger.

During the fight to save the castle from being turned into a holiday camp, Tamzin and her friends resurrected the old tale of the ghostly White Riders. This involved painting Cascade and Siani and two lookering ponies with phosphorescent paint, and dressing up in white sheets themselves. Roger missed out on the fun because he was unable to get to the castle during term time.

However, he did get to ride on the final victory run. This time, they didn't paint the ponies.

Answer: He fell while running for help after he saw someone else in quicksand.

When Meryon woke up after the accident, he had concussion and had to recover at the vicarage. The missing part of his memory bothered him, because subconsciously he thought he was to blame for someone's death.

Answer: Westling, Dunsford, Hastings and Winklesea.

All these places really exist, but only Hastings wears its real name in the books. Westling is really called Rye Harbour, Dunsford is really Rye, and Winklesea is really Winchelsea.

Answer: The livestock are clear of foot and mouth disease.

Foot and mouth disease is a terrible disease for farmers, because if one animal in a flock or herd catches it, all the cloven-hoofed animals on that farm must be put down. Farmer Merrow was determined to keep his livestock safe, so he put the farm under siege. Anyone coming in from outside had to bathe in disinfectant.

Answer: Emma

Jim acquires the Emma for use in his undertaking business, but she is often used for less reputable doings. Jim is not a good driver, and in the end he hands the Emma over to Meryon.

Answer: Andrea Thornton.

Andrea is about the same age as Meryon and is attracted to him in the Punchbowl Farm/Romney Marsh cross-over book "The Outsider". Rissa Birnie also confesses to having a "thing" for him in "The Hoodwinkers". Lesley and Lindsey never show any particular signs of interest, and Maria is the much older, and married, housekeeper at Punchbowl Farm.

Answer: Walking on his hands.

Meryon is quite acrobatic, and often stands or walks on his hands in the early books. He first meets Rissa and Tamzin during "The Midnight Horse". He does also eat porridge while blindfolded, but this is in "Hidden in a Dream", a later book.

Answer: Stand on her fingers.

Lesley, now recovered from her paralysis, says she can stand on her fingers. Meryon is most impressed, until she shows him exactly how she does it!

Answer: Jonah.

Joseph was working for the men on the slaughter ship in the book "Cargo of Horses". These men treated him badly, and called him "Jonah" because they said he brought bad luck. Later, he was adopted by the Merrows and his name was changed to "Joseph".

Answer: A neglected puppy.

Tamzin was a great one for rescuing the helpless, and among those she helped were the pony, Banner (in "The Midnight Horse"), the dolphin Simo (in "Dolphin Summer") and various seabirds in "Operation Seabird". She also defended a pair of hoopoes in "Strangers to the Marsh" and fallow deer in "Punchbowl Midnight", and of course the horses from the slaughter ship in "Cargo of Horses".