Moon on the Water

A beautiful but sad child's book. I watched it as a child on a UK program called Jackanory. It was read to the viewer and was repeated once about a year later on the tv.It concerned several wood roundabout horses who became real.Think their names were Rodolforo, Violetta, Peereeno, Carlo and Carla.One of the last two broke their leg as a real horse and made the other leave it (it was to be shot) the other turned back to wood, where it was discovered by children and became a rocking horse.Two became sea horses and later on called to Peereeno to join them after he was finishing his career as a racehorse.Originally they were all to go to the sea but had adventures on the way there.I was around 7 when it was on the television.Wish it was back in print.