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A Pine Hollow Stables' student causes a tragic mistake which forces Carole to give up riding until her Saddle Club friends coax her back by reminding her of what their friendship and Carole's love of horses means to her.

Upon learning that their riding instructor is in serious financial trouble, three friends drum up new business for him and arrange a riding demonstration--starring themselves!

Stevie is less than thrilled when she discovers that her older brother Chad wants to learn to ride. The members of the Saddle Club--Stevie Lake, Carole Hanson, and Lisa Atwood--are buzzing with excitement. For weeks, they've been planning Pine Hollow Stables's gymkhana, a day of games and races for young riders. Now the long-awaited day is at hand! As the day draws near, Carole introduces the other girls to her new friend, Kate Devine. Carole begins...

Carole, Lisa, and Stevie spend two quite surprising weeks at a Virginia riding camp--and compete in a genuine horse show.

Although the girls are overjoyed when Max forms a Pony Club, Lisa worries that Carole and Stevie will be jealous when she gets her own horse.

Carole trains Samson, Pine Hollow's new foal; Stevie has a visitor from Washington, D.C.; and Lisa begins writing "Hoof Beat," a weekly column for the local newspaper.

Carole, Stevie, and Lisa visit their good friend Kate Devine at her family's dude ranch while the annual rodeo is in town.