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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.

Lisa's mother enrols her in a fancy boarding school two hours from Willow Creek, home of her two best friends and her favorite horse.

When Stevie, Carole and Lisa realize that snooty Veronica's horse Garnet has been stolen, the girls resolve to catch the horsenappers and soon they find themselves in a daring escape that puts all their horse-riding skills to the test.

Callie is out of the hospital, and Carole and Stevie are determined to help her recover. But Stevie is still consumed by guilt over the accident in which Callie was almost killed, and feels she has to regain the trust of Callie's family and of her friends.

The Saddle Club members are finding themselves bored with horses because its January and the weather is too cold to ride outside.

Lisa Atwood must decide whether to move to California to work on a TV show, and her friends must decide whether to try to persuade her to stay in Virginia.