The Saddle Club
MEDIA KIT
Crawford Productions Pty Ltd. and Protocol Entertainment Inc.
July 2006
The Saddle Club
Media Kit
Press Release
Saddle Up America, Join the Club!
Series One
“Girl Power Meets Horse Power”
Fast Facts
Outreach, Learning, Web Impact
Meet the Author
Bonnie Bryant
The Saddle Club
Carole, Stevie and Lisa aka
Keenan, Sophie and Lara
The Horses
Starlight, Prancer and Belle
Meet the Horse Trainer Grahame Ware Jr.
Keenan MacWilliam
The Blaze Interview
Episode Guide and Synopses
Plus:
The Saddle Club – Logo
Cast Photos – Series One
The Horses – Illustrations
For more information visit: www.saddleclubtv.com
THE SADDLE CLUB
PRESS RELEASE
For more Information Contact:
Karin Lippert, 416-966-2711, ext. 235
Karin@protocolmail.com
Lee Newton, 860-275-7285
lnewton@cptv.org
SADDLE UP AMERICA AND JOIN THE CLUB!
The Saddle Club is coming…
It is the world’s most popular series about girls and
horses and it’s coming to public television stations
through APT Exchange this fall.
TORONTO – Carole, Stevie and Lisa – the girls from The Saddle Club and their
favorite horses Starlight, Prancer and Belle are riding on to America’s public television
stations on September 3, 2006 through APT Exchange. The popular television series
based on the best-selling books by Bonnie Bryant has captured the hearts and
imaginations of millions of children all over the world and will bring its special brand of
adventure, friendship, fun and horses to stations across America.
The Saddle Club series, “Girl Power Meets Horse Power,” will make its broadcast
television debut through presenting station Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) and
American Public Television (APT Exchange). “Each week more than 10 million kids
across America watch positive, nurturing and educational programs introduced to public
television by CPTV,” president Jerry Franklin said, “We are thrilled to partner on this
wonderful series with Protocol Entertainment and Crawford Productions for its
presentation on public television.”
The series has been a smash hit in Australia and Canada where it was first introduced. It
is now seen in fourteen countries and poised to bring a loyal fan base of girls, boys and
families to public television. “Among the thousands of award-winning and high quality
television programs distributed by APT, there are very few children’s programs” says
Cynthia Fenneman, president and CEO. “However, with The Saddle Club, we saw a
series with compelling characters and a publishing and broadcast track record that is
remarkable. It offers something very unique in the public television landscape.”
The series stars three 12-year-old heroines, Carole, Stevie and Lisa who form the
Saddle Club at Pine Hollow Stables. Each half-hour episode is filled with action and
adventure, but there is always an emphasis on relationships and personal development
as the girls meet the challenges of riding, caring for their horses, school, home, and
growing up. In forming the Saddle Club, the girls promised to remain loyal to each other,
to help each other through the good times and the bad and to stay horse crazy.
Together, they are The Saddle Club.
Friends forever.
Ready to take on the world!
On public television, the series will include a “New” feature: The Saddle Club Video
Journals, to be produced in association with the U.S. Equestrian Federation, non-profit
organizations for girls and riding associations in the U.S., publications and groups
dedicated to horse crazy kids, and special music videos featuring the series stars and
behind-the-scenes footage from the ‘Making of Series One.’
“When the series became a huge phenomenon in Australia, we realized how much kids
still crave realistic stories featuring friendships between contemporary girls and
especially stories that have adventure, excitement and horses,” says Crawford
Productions CEO, Nick McMahon. “Girls, boys and parents flocked to the series and
wrote to us because they responded to the drama, the social values and positive role
models we were putting on television.”
“It’s a thrill to bring a series to public television that has touched so many children,” says
Steve Levitan president and CEO of Protocol Entertainment, “It is also gratifying to offer
a live action drama series that fills a distinct gap in the programming available. We know
part of its success comes from timeless principles:

The strong bonds between girls and their love of horses have remained
constants in literature, films and on television. Adventures featuring girls and
horses have always appealed to all children.
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Children’s literature has historically been a terrific source of character and storydriven live action television series that appeal to all children.
“The Saddle Club appeals to a broad age range of girls, boys and their families
because it provides classic storytelling in a modern realistic setting,” says Levitan.
While writers are sometimes conflicted about having their work translated or
transplanted to the television screen, Bonnie Bryant has been an enthusiastic fan of The
Saddle Club television series from the beginning:
“The relationship between a child and a book is a sacred one for me. But, of all the
things that have ever happened to me as a writer, by far the most fun, most exciting, and
just plain best was visiting the set of The Saddle Club when they were filming. I’m proud
to stand with this production and I am simply thrilled to have it come to public television
stations through APT Exchange.”
The Saddle Club!
It’s the best Club.
Join today!
About The Saddle Club
The Saddle Club is an Australia-Canada co-production based on the popular book
series by Bonnie Bryant. Produced by Crawford Productions Pty Ltd. (Australia) and
Protocol Entertainment Inc. (Canada). The series first aired on the ABC-TV Network in
Australia and on YTV in Canada. The series is now seen in 14 countries and the official
web site attracts over 11 million visitors per month. The series is distributed to public
television stations by American Public Television (APT) in association with Connecticut
Public Television (CPTV).
For more information log on to www.saddleclubtv.com
About the Producers
Crawford Productions Pty Ltd. is Australia’s most established and respected
television production company. Now part of the WIN television group, Crawfords
Australia name is synonymous with high quality, locally-produced entertainment for over
50 years. Crawfords Australia has pioneered television in Australia, ranging from police
dramas, sitcoms, mini-series, telemovies and children’s drama, producing over 4,000
hours of television, including the internationally acclaimed The Flying Doctors, All the
Rivers Run, Jackaroo, The Violent Earth, Tribe, Acropolis Now, The Sullivans, Cop Shop
and Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left.
.
Protocol Entertainment Inc. The Protocol team draws on the best talents in the
entertainment industry and popular book properties to create, produce and co-produce
quality children’s television series that kids love and parents and teachers applaud. It is
a formula for success that has resulted in highly acclaimed audience-winning series
such as Goosebumps, the children’s chiller TV series based on the books by R.L. Stine,
the Dear America series, Animorphs, The Saddle Club and currently in pre-production,
Harriet the Spy. Goosebumps won the number one ratings spot for its demographic in
the U.S. on the Fox Kids Network, in its first season; was a three-time Gemini Award
nominee and scored the highest ratings in its first season in the history of YTV in
Canada.
About Connecticut Public Television (CPTV)
CPTV was the first public television station in the U.S. to carry The Saddle Club. CPTV
is a locally and nationally recognized producer and presenter of quality public television
programming, including Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers, Breaking the Silence:
Children’s Stories, Teens Behind the Wheel, UConn Women’s basketball games, African
Americans in Connecticut: From Civil War to Civil Rights, Wall of Fire and In Our Prime.
CPTV provides more children’s shows to public television than any other public
television station. These programs include Barney & Friends, Bob the Builder, Thomas &
Friends, Angelina Ballerina, SeeMore’s Playhouse and The Saddle Club; together these
series are watched by more than 10 million children across the U.S. Now in its 43rd year,
CPTV remains committed to bringing the best education and entertaining programming
and services to Connecticut and the nation.
For more information on the station, log on to www.cptv.org
About American Public Television (APT)
For 44 years, American Public Television (APT) has been a prime source of
programming for the nation’s public television stations. APT distributes more than 10,000
hours of programming including JFK: Breaking the News, Simply Ming, Globe Trekker,
Rick Steves’ Europe, Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home, Battlefield Britain, Jungle,
America’s Test Kitchen, Lidia’s Family Table, The Big Comfy Couch and classic movies.
APT is known for identifying innovative programs and developing creative distribution
techniques for producers. In four decades, it has established a tradition of providing
public television stations nationwide with program choices that enable them to
strengthen and customize their schedules.
Press should contact Donna Hardwick at 617-338-4455, ext. 129 or via email to
Donna_Hardwick@APTonline.org.
For more information about APT’s programs and services visit www.aptonline.org
THE SADDLE CLUB – SERIES ONE
Girl Power Meets Horse Power
The Saddle Club is a 26-part children’s drama series about young girls and their
adventures with horses, based on the novels written by popular children’s author Bonnie
Bryant. The series stars three heroines, Carole, Stevie and Lisa who form the Saddle
Club at Pine Hollow Stables. Each character has a distinctly different personality and
dreams for the future, but all share an equal love of horses and a strong loyalty to each
other.
Carole, Stevie and Lisa would seem to have it all – a great riding stable with an amazing
coach, beautiful horses, and acres of trails to ride on, but for these 12-year-olds, the
world is quickly expanding. As if pressures from the stable, caring for their horses,
school, baby-sitting jobs, and parents weren’t enough, now the girls are beginning to
notice boys for the first time. In their ever changing world, these girls have one thing
they can count on – from preparing for a major horse show to coping with tough issues
like the death of a horse; they will go through it together. Co-starring are the Pine
Hollow horses Starlight, Prancer, Belle along with a trio of temperamental ponies.
Set amidst the excitement of the horse world, each episode takes the girls on a journey
of personal discovery and growth. Whether the girls uncover a thief in the stables, or
save another rider’s life on an overnight trail ride, all the action-adventure stories are
character-driven. The focus is on the relationships among the members of the Saddle
Club and among the variety of interesting, unique and sometimes bizarre people who
enter their world.
Pine Hollow Stables provides the central backdrop for each episode. A state-of-the art
riding facility, Pine Hollow boards 18 horses in modern, roomy stalls. The stable backs
130 acres of forest and mountain trails. While the three heroines spend the majority of
their time around Pine Hollow, some stories revolve around events at school and home.
When the girls travel to other stables or riding camps, they often encounter people and
events that change forever the way they see themselves and the world around them.
The Saddle Club – Fast Facts
Outreach, Learning Web Impact
 Series Launch Date
September 3, 2006
 The Distributor
APT Exchange, presented in
association with CPTV
 The Shows
26 half-hour episodes,
children’s live action drama, seen
on TV in 14 countries
 Target Audience
5 to 12, primarily girls but also
appeals to boys
 Producers
Crawford Productions, Pty Ltd. &
Protocol Entertainment Inc.
 The Books
The world’s most popular books
about girls and horses by Bonnie
Bryant, over 16 million copies sold
worldwide, available in nine
languages
 Outreach Partners
The U.S. Equestrian Federation,
Pony Clubs, Riding Camps, girls
groups and Blaze magazine
 The Web site
11 million page views per month,
educational content for kids,
parents and teachers
MEET THE AUTHOR – BONNIE BRYANT
“Of all the things that have ever happened to me as a writer,
by far the most fun, most exciting, and just plain best was
visiting the set of The Saddle Club when they were filming.
It was so much fun, I did it twice.”
Bonnie Bryant began writing The Saddle Club in 1986. Horse Crazy, the first book,
which introduced the three heroines Stevie, Lisa, and Carole, was published in 1988.
The series, which began as a modest four-book concept, has grown to include 110 titles,
plus two spin-off series, Pony Tails and Pine Hollow, bringing the total to 141. More than
16 million books have been sold worldwide and the series has been translated into nine
languages.
“The relationship between a child and a book is a sacred one to me,” says the writer
whose three heroines have a passionate and loyal following around the world. At the
same time, Bryant is also an enthusiastic fan of the television series. “One of the high
points of my career has been seeing my characters brought to life on the television
screen,” she says. Visiting the filming of the first series, Bryant says, “The absolute
highlight was when I got to be in an episode (#108, “Star Quality”) and play a pioneer
woman.” In the second series she was a judge in a horse show (#213, “Stevie’s Bad
Day”).
Bryant was born and raised in New York City – a difficult place to learn much about
riding and horses. She spent summers in Massachusetts living in a house next to a field
of horses and there her interest and knowledge began.
After graduating from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, Bryant returned to
New York and began working in the field of children’s book publishing, first at a literary
agency and ultimately as the Director of Rights & Permissions at Scholastic, Inc. She
began writing books in 1983 while still at Scholastic. Early titles included multiple ending
stores in Scholastic’s Pick-a-Path line and then novelizations of such popular movies as
The Karate Kid, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Big and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She
also wrote a number of novels in Scholastic’s series The Girls of Canby Hall and Junior
High. She is the author of Rent a Third Grader, a classroom favorite. All of these were
written under her married name, B.B Hiller.
Bryant stills lives in New York and still spends her summers in a house in
Massachusetts, just down the street from that now overgrown horse field. She spends
more time writing, visiting schools and speaking to groups of Saddle Club fans than
riding these days and, in any event, claims that Stevie, Lisa and Carole are much better
riders than she is!
Bryant writes a column Bonnie’s Page for the Saddle Club web site, The first four books
in The Saddle Club series will be re-launched early 2007 (Random House).
ABOUT THE STARS
Keenan MacWilliam plays Carole Hanson
Carole Hanson is a bright African-American girl with a natural riding ability. Devastated
when her mother died of cancer, she almost gave up riding. But her father, U.S Marine
Colonel Mitch Hanson, reminded Carole that her mother would have wanted her to
follow her passion.
With money left by her mother, she bought the stunning buckskin pony, Starlight. Carole
knows her future lies with horses, but there are many exciting paths to follow and she
doesn’t know which road to take. Her grades are high enough for her to become a
veterinarian but she would also love to breed and train thoroughbreds. She wouldn’t
mind being a professional steeplechase jockey, or maybe traveling the world teaching
dressage clinics. She already works as an assistant instructor at the Pine Hollow
children’s horse camp during winter break. Her most immediate goal is to win the Junior
Nationals and Carole will risk everything to realize her dream.
Keenan MacWilliam
“Being in the Saddle Club was a huge thrill. Just watching the horse
whisperers and wranglers was great.”
Keenan’s career started when she was 6, doing her first commercial in Nashville. Born
in Toronto, she lived in Africa for four years, moved to Tennessee and is now living in
Canada.
Her credits include the starring role in Must Be Santa (CBC/Universal Studios MOW),
lead roles in Deep in My Heart (CBS MOW) and Best Girl (Dish Productions). Keenan
appeared in The Bone Collector (Universal Studios) and has worked with Anne Bancroft,
Gloria Rueben and Denzel Washington.
“It was good to play a character who has some difficult life issues. It was very realistic,”
she says. “I love acting but I don’t know yet whether I want to finish up as an actress,”
Keenan says. “I really like nature and animals too and I’m in love with the ocean so I
could finish up working for the environment.”
Keenan MacWilliam on Carole Hanson
“Carole went through a lot of pain in the first series. She was a good role model for the
others dealing with loss and pain. She is in love with horses and gets quite emotional.
She takes things pretty seriously. Bits of her remind me of myself.”
Sophie Bennett plays Stevie Lake
Stevie Lake abandoned her given name of Stephanie almost before she could talk and
was always a bit of a tomboy. Now, tired of being considered one of the boys, but
uncomfortable with the preening of other girls her age, Stevie clings to the one thing that
remains a constant: her love of horses. When not dressed for the riding ring, Stevie has
a funky, urban style of her own. She loves vintage clothing stores and often makes a
bold, if sometimes outlandish fashion statement.
Stevie is impulsive, irrepressible and stubborn and once she devises a scheme there is
no talking her out of it. Her ‘act now, think later’ approach to life gets her into trouble but,
when she enters the show ring, she becomes another person.
Stevie’s parents, George and Catherine, are both lawyers with hectic schedules. They
both worked hard for everything they achieved and are determined to instill a solid work
ethic in their children. They have agreed to pay for one riding lesson a week but Stevie
must work at the barn in exchange for additional lessons.
Stevie is very comfortable around boys. This is until she meets Phil Marsten, who
develops a huge crush on her. She doesn’t respond because she is too busy trying to
outride, outsmart and outdo Phil at everything he does.
Sophie Bennett
“It was so exciting when I heard that I would be going to Australia for
five months and filming a series with horses.”
Sophie loved horse riding and has been learning for many years. She also played
soccer on her school team, ice-skates, cycles and swims. Sophie’s film and television
experience include roles in What Katy Did (MOW for Catalyst), The Unicorn’s Secret
(NBC Miniseries), Code Name: Eternity (Warner Bros./Protocol), Universal Soldier
(MOW/Catalyst), Real Kids, Real Adventures (Discovery Channel), Goosebumps
(Scholastic/Protocol), The Mighty (Miramax), The Clinic (MOW/Showtime), Mother’s Day
(ABC/MOW), and Sneaking (Ryerson Student film). In theatre, she has appeared in
Souled Out for Kids in Action.
Sophie is keeping her options open regarding her ultimate career. “I may be an actress
but I’m into architecture and photography. I also like music, so who knows!”
Sophie Bennett on Stevie Lake
“I think Stevie is a really unique and cool person. She likes to shop at vintage shops and
she is an excellent rider. She’s very funky. She and I are alike in some ways. I like
shopping as much as she does, but I’m more into modern clothes, like tank tops and
clothes like that. But we both adore horses.”
Lara Marshall plays Lisa Atwood
Lisa Atwood is an honor-roll student. Petite with classic good looks, Lisa dresses in
designer clothes and would never wear anything as outrageous as Stevie, but she does
admire her individuality. Lisa struggles to overcome the ‘good girl” image and is eager to
take on new challenges to prove her strength and stamina.
Lisa starts out riding Patch, the perfectly trained ‘push-button’ school pony at Pine
Hollow. Eventually she graduates to riding Prancer, the chestnut thoroughbred mare.
Lisa is determined to make a show jumper out of the ex-racehorse, but the blur ribbon
remains elusive. Completely loyal to her friends, Lisa has a wandering eye when it
comes to boys. A natural flirt, she has a series if little crushes on a variety of guys but
she doesn’t often act on them.
Lisa’s mother Eleanor is a determined social climber and she sees the horse world as a
way of her daughter being accepted into the ‘right’ circles. As well as the riding lessons,
Lisa takes ballet, piano, art and tennis classes and is envious girls who can go home
after school and just relax. Lisa’s younger sister Melanie, who excels at everything she
does, has now enrolled at Pine Hollow. Melanie worships her older sister but
unfortunately for Lisa, this means is always underfoot.
Lara Marshall
“Performing really makes me happy.”
When Lara was taken to see her first stage show at four years of age, she refused to
leave the theatre when it was finished. She just sat, enthralled, and her love affair with
all things theatrical has continued. Her first role was the lamb in Charlotte’s Web, a Kidz
for Kidz production, at age seven and she sang and danced in Babes in Toyland for the
People’s Playhouse. But her first big break came when she was chosen to play Young
Eponine in Les Miserables, Cameron Mackintosh’s 10th Anniversary presentation in
Melbourne.
Lara is a strong swimmer and is good at cross country. She has also learned Japanese.
Lara knows exactly what she wants to be when she grows up. “I love acting, singing and
dancing and I put together a band at school, with me the lead singer.”
Lara Marshall on Lisa Atwood
“I like her. She does a lot in her life that I do too. She is a bit nervous with her mother
who is controlling and she doesn’t like her sister very much because her sister can be a
bit annoying. I think Lisa makes friends easily but sometimes she feels a bit stressed.”
Heli Simpson plays Veronica diAngelo
Veronica is a millionaire’s spoiled daughter. She enjoys being admired on her
expensive thoroughbred stallion Cobalt but has no love for the horse and certainly no
interest in caring for him. That’s what stable hands are for.
She attends the same school as the Saddle Club and resents it. She was quite content
at her elite girls’ school in the city but when her parents bought the estate in Pine Hollow,
they decided to enroll her at the local school.
Because Phil Marsten’s family owns a large parcel of land and breed Arabian horses,
Veronica takes an immediate interest in him. But he only has eyes for Stevie. Veronica
intends to do anything to keep that romance from blossoming.
Heli Simpson
“It was the most marvelous opportunity for me to learn from
everyone around me.”
When Heli was six years of age, her mother thought she showed talent and put her into
drama school. “I have been learning ever since,” she explains. “I did ballet for a while,
learned jazz funk, started piano years ago and still take lessons. I studied oboe, singing
and guitar.”
The hard work has paid off. After auditioning four times, she won the role of Veronica,
the spoiled rich girl who comes to Pine Hollow. She’s had leading roles in school plays,
including Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and Cinderella. She has appeared in the
Australian television series Neighbors and provided the voice for an animated series.
Heli is a good swimmer and an accomplished horse-rider. Heli had a realistic attitude
toward the filming schedule. “I knew it would be tough work and we would get tired
sometimes. But, it was definitely fun.”
Heli Simpson on Veronica diAngelo
“I think she’s a terrible girl. She is quite boy crazy and will go after any boy she thinks is
cute. She won’t ever care for her horse and tries to get other people to do the work for
her. She will only try to be friends with other girls if she thinks they are stylish; then she
will try to boss them around. She’s not a nice girl at all.
ABOUT THE HORSES
STARLIGHT – Carole’s horse.
Originally called Pretty Boy. A stunning
buckskin gelding, Starlight is a gentle and affectionate horse, totally devoted to his
owner. Starlight seems to sense what Carole wants from him before she even asks.
PRANCER – Lisa’s horse.
A striking Chestnut Thoroughbred mare with white
socks and a blaze, Prancer was a racehorse until she injured her leg. Carole bonded
with Prancer while exercising racehorses for David McLeod. Carole rescued Prancer
from McLeod’s bard when he threatened to sell the mare to a rendering plant. Max
agreed to buy Prancer as a school horse for Pine Hollow. When Lisa advances as a
rider and is ready to move on from Patch, she starts working with Prancer.
BELLE – Stevie’s horse.
A dark bay Arabian Saddle bred mare originally
called No-Name, Stevie discovers her alone in a farmer’s field, huddled in a makeshift
shelter. When she found her, No-Name was skin and bones, her mane and tail dull and
mangy. The mare looked like her heart had been broken. Believing that her owner had
walked out on her, Stevie rescued No-Name and nursed her back to health at Pine
Hollow. It was a constant challenge for Stevie to learn to ride the high-strung horse but
soon, when Stevie walked out to the pasture and called her, she’d come running at a
dead gallop. Stevie earned No-Name’s trust and renamed her Belle.
COMANCHE – An attractive bay Appaloosa gelding, Comanche is the school
horse at Pine Hollow stables that Stevie rides before she gets Belle. In the first season,
Comanche will overcome his fear of water.
PATCH – A sweet natured, gentle brown and white pinto, Patch is the horse every
new rider starts with at Pine Hollow. Lisa starts out riding Patch before she graduates to
riding Prancer.
COBALT – Veronica’s horse.
On learning how to look after it, Carole loves Cobalt
and is devastated when he must be put down. An expensive black stallion with a long,
thick mane and tail, the regal-looking thoroughbred is the best-looking horse at the
stable. Veronica cares more about being seen on the magnificent animal than down.
BARQ – A spirited while gelding, Barq is the quintessential school horse.
Almost
every student at Pine Hollow, at one time or another has ridden him. Kristi rides Barq in
lessons.
DELILAH – A beautiful, creamy Palomino mare with a silvery mane the Saddle
Club girls call Delilah the flirt of the school horses at Pine Hollow. Carole used to ride
Delilah before she bought Starlight. Delilah has been bred to Cobalt and gives birth to
Samson in the first season.
GARNET –Veronica’s horse.
After Cobalt must be put down, Veronica’s
parents buy her the beautiful liver chestnut Arabian mare.
SAMSON – Delilah’s foal by Cobalt.
The Saddle Club girls help to deliver the
gorgeous dark-colored colt.
THE PINE HOLLOW PONIES
All the ponies at Pine Hollow are named after small change:
DIME – A temperamental white pony with shaggy mane.
Throws riders at least three
times a week. He pins back his ears when he’s upset. Very attached to Penny.
PENNY – A sweet-natured Haflinger mare.
NICKEL – A gray mare.
Very attached to Dime.
MEET THE HORSE TRAINER – GRAHAME WARE JR.
“Horses are smarter than most people and they have
capabilities most of us don’t realize, according to Grahame
Ware Jr., who was responsible for training the horses for
The Saddle Club.
He is a fourth generation trainer. “Horses are my life. My family started in the industry in
the 1880’s. My great grandfather had livery stables in the heart of Sydney and the family
tradition has been carried on, “ he says.
Grahame specializes in liberty training, where horses work free from restraints, free from
ropes. Once the horse is taught the task, given directions and knows the cues, only
voice commands are used. “I can also train a horse to go to a mark,” he explains.
“What you do is put down a board on the ground and send the horse to it. You can be in
a 100-acre paddock and wherever the horse is, he will gallop to it and stand on the
mark. This gives you the effect he is actually running free and you can shoot a long shot
with the horse, no one there will be calling him.
The Saddle Club had 26 horses working full-time and another 10 or so called in for
special scenes. The days started at 4 a.m. when the horses are fed, transported to the
set and prepared for the day’s shoot. Most of he horses were already trained but it is an
on-going process. To train a horse for a television series takes about twelve weeks and
once on set, work is done every day and the horse taught new skills.
And the hard work pays off. “Our horses galloped from A to B, right into the shot, stop,
paw the ground left foot, right foot, shake their head, look left and right, rear in the air,
then gallop out of shot – all in one take,” Grahame says proudly.
Although horses sometimes work for a food reward, they often need only affection and
thanks from their trainer. They will sometimes finish a task, go to the trainer and put
their head down for a pat. Grahame is adamant that horses have to work mentally as
well as physically. “My horses are thinking all the time. They are not just doing the task
but thinking about it. They have to think and remember – now where was I asked to go,
where is my mark and what do I do when I get there?”
Horses usually like routine and to work on a film or television series breaks that routine.
There are many distractions going on and horses have to be very confident within
themselves have great trust in their trainer to work without mishap. To bring a horse into
an environment like a film or television location with cameras, crew, smoke machines,
artificial rain and noise is a hard call and horses need to be even-tempered and calm to
cope.
Grahame rode his first horse before he could walk and they are his whole life. But it is
comforting to know that even with his experience he has often fallen off his mount.
“Anyone who says he has never fallen off a horse hasn’t ridden enough,” he assures us.
Keenan MacWilliam – The Blaze Interview
NOTE: The interview from Blaze magazine is available for newspapers and
magazines. Credit - Reprinted with permission Blaze magazine, ©2006 DT
Publishing Group Inc.
If you know Carole Hanson of The Saddle Club then you know 16-year-old Keenan
MacWilliam. Keenan plays her on the show. Her character Carole is a bright girl with
natural riding ability. But she is devastated by the death of her mother from cancer and
almost gives up riding. Carole’s father reminds her that her mother would have wanted
Carole to follow her passion. So Carole buys Starlight, an awesome buckskin mare.
Keenan isn’t afraid to take on a new challenge either, even if it does weigh more than
1,000 pounds. Playing the part of Carole meant she had to learn about Starlight too.
Definitely a challenge for a non-horsey, city kid. She lives in Ottawa, Canada’s capital
city.
We here at Blaze were really excited about the chance to ask Keenan about acting and
her new love – horses of course!
Blaze: Are you and Carole, the character you play, alike in any way?
Keenan: Oh yes. As for most girls our age, friends and family are really important. I
admire a lot of things about Carole. She is really focused on her goals. I’m pretty good
at staying focused on mine too.
Blaze: In The Saddle Club, Carole’s mom died. Some pretty tough times for a young
person to deal with. Is Carole a role model for other kids like her?
Keenan: She faces real life issues. Her pain is real. She shows people who have gone
through something similar that you can be okay in the end. Carole learned to deal with
her grief. I think that makes her a great role model for others.
Blaze: Favorite Saddle Club episode?
Keenan: I like all of them. The first one, I think. It was the start of a new show and new
friends.
Blaze: In the show, Carole used the money her mom left her to buy her horse Starlight.
If you could buy anything you wanted, what would it be?
Keenan: (Laughing) An apartment in New York City with money left over for tuition to
go to New York University.
Blaze: Favorite thing about being on The Saddle Club?
Keenan: Working with the cast and crew. We’re a very close group and I think about
them every day. We keep in touch when we’re not filming in Australia. And the travel, I
love it.
Blaze: Least favorite thing about acting?
Keenan: The traveling! As much as I love it, I’m away from home for long periods of
time and I miss my family and friends. I don’t go to high school when I’m on the set and
I miss that.
Blaze: Before becoming part of this great show, were you ever around horses?
Keenan: Not really. I love animals, but I didn’t know how to ride. And here I was trying
out for a part in a riding series! I was really nervous when I went to try out for the show.
My grandparents were thrilled when I got the part because my dad grew up on a horse
farm.
Blaze: How did you learn to ride?
Keenan: Sophie, one of the other actresses, and I learned together. Over a month of
intense riding lessons. We rode every day. A real crash course!! It was tough.
(Laughing) I took a lot of hot baths.
Blaze: What’s Starlight like?
Keenan: Sounds strange but he’s a gelding that plays a mare on the show. He’s
affectionate, smart and gentle. All the horses are really well trained. I feel pretty
comfortable around the barn. It’s funny though, Starlight has a double! There’s Starlight
1 and Starlight 2. I call the double Sparky, so he has a name of his own.
Blaze: Do you groom the horses for the show?
Keenan: No, we are usually too busy having our own grooming done! But I love to help
when I’m not needed on the set.
Blaze: What’s life like for a movie star horse?
Keenan: They still get to be horses. They live on small farms near the set, and get to
spend lots of time outdoors.
Blaze: Advice for others bitten by the show biz bug?
Keenan: Persevere. It is really hard to keep auditioning and getting turned down. But
stick with it. Do it for fun and try not to get too serious about it at this age.
THE SADDLE CLUB – EPISODE GUIDE
101
The Saddle Club
On her first day at Pine Hollow Stables, Lisa Atwood befriends snobby Veronica
diAngelo. Stevie Lake thinks Lisa, in her expensive new riding clothes, is just another
spoiled little rich girl. Carole Hanson has to agree. Then Lisa’s cell phone rings in the
middle of a lesson and spooks Stevie’s horse. Stevie is furious – Lisa is not only stuck
up, she’s reckless! Lisa feels terrible about the cell phone incident, but Veronica tells
her not to worry about it. As Lisa gets to know the real Veronica, she realizes that she is
a self-absorbed, materialistic person with a grudge against Carole and Stevie. Lisa
learns that Veronica plans to purposely scare Stevie’s horse while on a trail ride. Lisa
ruins Veronica’s plans and proves to Stevie and Carole that she is best friend material
after all. As a testament to their new friendship, Stevie and Carole ask Max to allow Lisa
to attend the upcoming mountain trail overnight trip. Carole, Lisa and Stevie become
best friends and form the Saddle Club – vowing to remain horse crazy, and promising to
help others.
102
Work Horses
While exercising racehorses as a part-time job, Carole discovers that her favorite horse,
Prancer, has an injury that will prevent her from ever racing again. Prancer’s owner,
David McLeaod, plans to get rid of the “useless” horse. Meanwhile, Stevie takes on a
variety of extra jobs from Veronica to earn the money to go on the upcoming mountain
trail overnight trip. Lisa practices piano everyday after school to convince her mother to
let her to on the trip. When Carole realizes that McLeod plans to sell Prancer to the
slaughterhouse, the Saddle Club decides to horsenap the mare. However, when they
arrive at the barn to steal Prancer, they discover she has a severe case of colic. They
call the vet, Judy Barker. Carole and Stevie spend the money they saved for the trip to
save Prancer’s life. Just as the vet leaves, McLeod discovers the trespassers and
threatens to call the police. Max arrives and offers to buy Prancer from McLeod.
Prancer becomes the newest school horse at Pine Hollow.
103
Trail Ride Part I
Max takes Stevie, Carole, Lisa, Veronica, Kristi, Sam and Megan on the mountain trail
overnight trip. On the trail, they meet Phil Marsten whose parents own the property on
which they ride. Veronica develops a crush on Phil and doesn’t like the attention he
pays to Stevie. Stevie could care less – she can’t stand Phil. Veronica and Kristi devise
a plan to get Phil to notice Veronica. She rides off to “get lost” so that Phil can rescue
her. Veronica’s horse, Cobalt, bolts, throwing Veronica to the ground. As the sun goes
down, and the other riders return to camp, Veronica lies unconscious on the ground. To
be continued…
104 Trail Ride Part II
As daylight fades, Cobalt returns to camp with an empty saddle and everyone realizes
Veronica is missing! Max tells everyone to stay at camp while he goes off to look for
her. Worried, the Saddle Club girls and Phil set off on their own search for Veronica.
Stevie and Phil seem to bring out the competitive spirit in each other. When they’re not
competing to see whose horse is better, they’re arguing over who will find Veronica first.
Lisa, meanwhile, is having trouble of her own as she deals with her inferior riding and
camping skills. Stevie and Phil find Veronica, just as a wild dog closes in on her.
Working together they manage to scare it off…only to have it return with a second dog.
No one knows what to do until Lisa blows her emergency whistle, scaring the dogs away
for good. For a moment it looks like Stevie and Phil might become friends…but just for a
moment. Soon they start arguing again. Arriving back at Pine Hollow, Stevie is glad she
will never have to see Phil Marsten again…until she learns he has signed up for weekly
riding lessons with Max.
105
Horse Shy
When Lisa’s fear of cantering starts to get in the way of her riding, Stevie and Carole
make a vow – they’ll teach her to ride or die trying! But Lisa is so nervous that nothing
that Stevie and Carole try seems to work. However, during a freak thunderstorm, Carole
and Stevie fall in over a cliff side and are left hanging. Lisa must get on Patch and
canter in order to save her friends. Comanche overcomes his fear of water. Carole is
torn between her two favorite horses when Starlight viciously attacks his new
pasturemate, Prancer.
106
Mystery Weekend
Phil Marsten and his Pony Club come to Pine Hollow to participate in a mystery
weekend to raise funds for the local pony clubs. Teams of riders must find a series of
clues and solve the mystery of the missing pony, Nickel. The first team to solve the
mystery wins a much-coveted prize – the saddle used by star equestrian rider, Ian
Gardiner, in the Olympic jump-off. Stevie, Lisa and Carole team up against Kristi,
Veronica and one of the sponsor’s sons, Greg. During the mystery event, the girls
discover a real thief in their midst. Stevie begins to suspect Phil. Carole and Lisa refuse
to believe he could be a thief but the evidence is mounting…until Greg is caught in the
act.
107
School Horse
When Prancer nearly causes a junior rider to have an accident, Max decides the horse
must go. It’s clear to him that Prancer will never make a good school horse and she’s a
danger to his students. Carole, determined to keep Prancer at Pine Hollow, enlists the
aid of Lisa and Stevie to re-train the spirited mare. Lisa finds herself caught in the
middle when Carole and Stevie disagree on training methods. To make matters worse,
Stevie has to give up junk food – and is suffering from sugar withdrawal. None of the
training methods work on Prancer. A buyer has been found. The girls go to the
paddock to say goodbye to the mare only to see Prancer jump the fence and run away!
While searching for Prancer, the girls fall into an abandoned mining shaft. Their only exit
is blocked by a poisonous snake, which strikes at Lisa, biting her. Prancer shows up
and stomps on the snake, rescuing the girls. Max decides that although Prancer will
never make a quiet school horse, she’ll make a terrific stadium jumper for his advanced
students.
108
Star Quality
Teenage heart-throb, Skye Ransom, comes to Pine Hollow to shoot a movie. Lisa is
jealous when her younger sister, Melanie, lands a small role in the film. Skye’s agent
lied to the producers when he told them Skye knew how to ride a horse. Carole, Lisa
and Stevie have to help Skye learn to ride before he loses his part in the movie. Skye
takes a special interest in Lisa. She never guessed her first kiss would be with a movie
star! Max meets Deborah Hale.
109
Herd Bound
Just as Lisa’s finally starting to feel at home at Pine Hollow, her mother, Eleanor, makes
an announcement. She’s enrolled Lisa in an elite boarding school. Lisa is horrified.
Wentworth Academy is miles away, which means she won’t be able to ride at Pine
Hollow…and she won’t be able to hang out with Stevie and Carole, either. Stevie urges
Lisa to speak up and tell her mom that she doesn’t want to go, but try as she might, Lisa
just can’t stand up for herself. Carole and Stevie bribe Veronica into telling Eleanor how
bad Wentworth is, but when that doesn’t work; they decide to try more drastic measures.
Finally, Lisa stands up to her mother and Eleanor can’t deny her daughter’s dedication to
Pine Hollow and loyalty to her friends. She decides to let Lisa stay in Willow Creek.
110
Greener Pastures Part I
Carole has always wanted to be a veterinarian, and is elated at the opportunity to spend
a week with the vet, Judy Barker, even though it takes time away from her riding.
Carole’s father, Colonel Hanson, tells Carole that her late mother, who was also a vet,
would have been very proud of her. How can Carole tell her father that she hates
working for Judy? Stevie and Lisa prepare for the upcoming Pine Hollow School Horse
Show. Veronica, through her own negligence, is responsible for a fatal injury to her
horse, Cobalt. Having spent a great deal of time looking after the beautiful horse, Carole
is devastated when Judy recommends that Cobalt be put down. Overcome with anger
and grief, Carole announces she is quitting Pine Hollow and giving up riding for good.
To be continued…
111
Greener Pastures Part II
Following Cobalt’s memorial service, Carole hides in the comfort of her bedroom,
removing anything horsy that might remind her of the beautiful stallion, Cobalt. Lisa and
Stevie are unable to convince Carole to return to Pine Hollow, not even to visit Starlight,
and are shocked when Carole informs them that she’s selling the treasured gelding.
Stevie tells Carole she’s found a buyer for Starlight – Veronica! Carole dashes down to
Pine Hollow to confront Veronica only to realize that Veronica is as grief-stricken as she
is. With her father’s help, Carole comes to terms with her mother’s death and the loss of
Cobalt – especially when she discovers that Delilah is pregnant by Cobalt. Carole
returns to Pine Hollow, eager to help care for the pregnant mare and to anticipate the
birth of the foal.
112
Jumping to Conclusions
Forced to ride a school horse, Veronica wants to ride Prancer, but this is Lisa’s current
lesson horse and he’s not available. During lessons, Lisa has trouble riding Prancer,
he’s acting strange, but Veronica seems to have no problem with him. Veronica and
Kristi are gaga about Jake, Red’s band mate. Phil asks Jake for advice on getting
Stevie’s attention. Phil takes Jake’s advice and plays it cool, confusing Stevie even
more. Phil finally gets Stevie’s attention when he wins her respect as he figures out that
Veronica’s been messing with the horses feed to get Max to change his mind and give
Prancer to her.
113
Set Up
Carole, Lisa and Stevie think that Max’s blossoming relationship with Deborah is sweet.
Even though Deborah is a career-minded, urbanite who despises horses and anything
remotely rural, she and Max are living proof that opposites attract. The girls do their best
to coach Max, the hopeless bachelor, as he prepares for his date with Deborah – doesn’t
he realize he can’t wear a plaid work shirt to a fancy restaurant like Pangaea? And as
much as they love horses, Deborah might not appreciate her date smelling like one. The
girls’ coaching works a little too well – Max is head over heels. It seems he’ll do
anything to make Deborah happy – even sell Pine Hollow. The girls come up with a new
plan – break up the happy couple at all costs! Their plan works, but when the girls see
how miserable Max is without Deborah, they realize that his happiness is more important
than any stable. Playing cupid, Carole, Lisa and Stevie scramble to repair the damage
they caused – reuniting Max and Deborah, only to discover that Max never had any
intention of selling his beloved Pine Hollow.
114
Over the Bit
The Saddle Club girls find a boy, Liam, hiding in the hayloft. He claims to be there to
buy a horse and tells the girls other tall takes of his experience with horses. Turns out
he’s Red’s cousin. Phil thinks Liam is a liar and sets out to prove it although the girls
think Phil’s just jealous. Phil catches Liam in Max’s office, which is out of bounds. Liam
breaks a trophy and blames Phil. Red defends him and feels like a fool when he finds
out that Liam has run away from home. Red exposes his cousin as a liar and sends him
home. Meanwhile, Lisa is riding on her own and has an attack of appendicitis. Liam,
who is leaving Pine Hollow finds Prancer and follows him to Lisa. Liam must save Lisa
by himself because no one at Pine Hollow will believe him. Thanks to Liam, Lisa gets
her appendix out on time. Red and Liam reconcile and Stevie apologizes to Phil.
115
Gift Horse
Delilah is ready to give birth any day, but much to Carole’s dismay, Lisa and Stevie both
seem preoccupied with other things. Lisa lands the lead role n the school play and her
rehearsals keep her away from Pine Hollow. Stevie’s hip, urban cousin, Morgan, comes
to visit. Morgan always loved horses, but now she is different – only interested in
clothes and boys and her sweet sixteen birthday party. Stevie feels torn between the
horse world and the “normal” teenage social life that Morgan promises her. Delilah goes
into a difficult labor and the birth of her foal, Samson, brings The Saddle Club girls
together again.
116
Flying Change
The Saddle Club girls confront Veronica about her neglect of Garnet and Veronica says
they’re just jealous that she’s invited to Phil’s family party and they aren’t. Te girls
devise a plan to get back at Veronica and Phil helps them out. While at Phil’s house,
Phil’s mother invites the girls to the party, but Phil uninvites them. The girls switch
horses on Veronica and she doesn’t notice, but she is nearly hurt by their prank when
she tries to jump the non-jumping horse. The girls are suspended for a week. Phil
admits he was too embarrassed to invite them to the party. The girls apologize to
Veronica and convince her not to go to the party.
117
Found Horse Part I
The girls are quickly caught up in the cowboy way – learning team penning, cutting,
barrel racing, etc. Lisa finds herself falling for John Brightstar, the cute son of the head
wrangler. Unfortunately, so does Kristi. John tells the girls about the legend of the
“phantom horse” – a lonely horse roaming the countryside mourning the loss of its rider.
Anyone attempting to capture the horse will be cursed. While on a trail ride, Stevie and
Carole get a glimpse of a mysterious mare, matching the legend’s description. When
everything starts going wrong for Carole, she believes she’s under the curse of the
Phantom Horse. Curious, Stevie tracks down the horse and discovers she’s no legend –
she’s real. Neglected and abandoned, No-Name (as Stevie calls her) has been left to
fend for herself. Stevie rescues the mare, renaming her Belle, and gets permission from
her parents to keep her. Deborah snaps a picture of Belle and Stevie for her article.
Unbeknownst to Stevie, the published photograph attracts the attention of Belle’s real
owner. To be continued….
118
Found Horse Part II
Back at Pine Hollow, Lisa is pining for John Brightstar when he suddenly appears – he
talked his dad into letting him spend a week at Pine Hollow! Lisa is excited until she
discovers that John isn’t quite as interesting as she thought. Away from Bar None, he’s
relatively…boring. Meanwhile, Chelsea Owens, Belle’s real owner, has come to Pine
Hollow to claim Belle – who was stolen from her several years before. Stevie has no
choice but to return Belle to Chelsea. Stevie is devastated. At Chelsea’s stable, Belle is
as miserable as Stevie – she won’t interact with Chelsea and will not eat a morsel of
food. Deborah takes Stevie to visit Belle, but Belle’s already escaped. Stevie goes
after her, and the lonely little mare instantly comes running as soon as she sees Stevie.
Chelsea is stunned. No one has been able to get near Belle since they unladed her,
much less have her come when called! Chelsea decides that Belle’s place is with Stevie
and returns the mare to Pine Hollow.
119
Jump Off
Carole is used to being the best junior rider at Pine Hollow, but then Andrea Barry shows
up – she’s younger and better – and she has an amazing horse of her own. The
competition between Carole and Andrea comes to a head at the prestigious Briarwood
Horse How and Carole must realize that winning isn’t everything. Stevie is determined
to prove to everyone that she can be responsible. Lisa becomes jealous when her
younger sister, Melanie, stops tagging along after her and starts hanging out with
Veronica. Veronica turns Melanie into a little version of herself. Veronica tries to
sabotage Andrea’s chances in the competition, but Carole finds out and informs Andrea
even though she knows if Andrea rides she will win.
120
Across the Board
Stevie tries to use Belle in her lesson, but Belle’s not ready. Carole is angry with
Veronica about her neglect of Garnet. Carole overhears that Max has something wrong
with his heart and tells everyone. Carole and Veronica get into a high stakes bet where
the loser has to leave Pine Hollow. Carole has to not talk to Lisa and Stevie and
Veronica has to take care of Garnet. Everyone tries to help Max, but just makes more
work for him. Stevie and Lisa are upset about the way Carole is treating them. They
don’t understand. A horse Carole is taking care of, Higgins goes missing and she can’t
tell her friends. Veronica cheats on her duties with Garnet. Carole decides the horse is
more important than winning the bet and asks the Saddle Club for help. They find the
horse. Max begs everyone not to help and Veronica’s cheating is exposed so Carole
can stay at Pine Hollow.
121
Track Record
The girls discover Red’s outstanding horsemanship skills – they always knew he could
handle a horse, but they didn’t know he was such a skilled rider. Why didn’t he tell them
he could ride like that? Stevie feels badly about neglecting Comanche since she
acquired her new horse, Belle. It would be great if Red started riding Comanche! The
Saddle Club girls manage to pull Red away from his duties as lead stable hand at Pine
Hollow. Against his better judgment, Red leaves Jake to bring in the hay before it rains.
Unfortunately, while Red is out riding with the girls, the wet hay in the loft causes a barn
fire, putting all of Pine Hollow’s horses in danger. Red, Max and the girls manage to
save all the horses, but Max fires Red for shirking his responsibilities. Feeling terrible for
dragging Red away when he was supposed to be working, the girls must come up with a
plan to get Red back. When the girls discover that Jake was responsible for the barn
fire, they work together to prove Jake’s mistake and convince Max to re-hire Red.
122
First Refusal
Deborah asks the Saddle club to teach her how to ride. Lisa is stuck with Veronica as a
houseguest. Max wants to propose to Deborah, but Deborah is dodging Max so he
won’t know she’s taking lessons. Veronica takes over Lisa’s room and tells her she’s
boring. Max thinks it’s the wrong time to propose. Veronica reads Carole and Stevie the
unflattering things that Lisa wrote about them in her diary. Carole and Stevie are hurt.
Deborah finds the lessons too difficult and wants to quit, but the girls won’t let her. Lisa
reads Stevie and Carole the good stuff she wrote about them in her diary. It makes
them cry. Lisa reads the nice things she wrote about Veronica, moving Veronica to
rears. Deborah proposes to Max on horseback. They exchange rings.
123
Horse Play
Stevie wreaks havoc on Pine Hollow with her practical jokes as everyone prepares fro
Pine Hollow’s 100-year anniversary party. Ghost stories abound including the story of a
headless horseman. Alone in the barn Stevie sees a headless ghost and can’t confirm
that it’s a practical joke. Later, Lisa and Carole are with her and see the ghost too.
Stevie is freaked out. The adults don’t believe the girls and Lisa and Carole accuses
Stevie of being behind the whole thing. Stevie thinks that Veronica is behind this, but
when it’s time to confront the ghost and Veronica can’t be behind it – Stevie and
Veronica are terrified. Turns out, everyone was playing a practical joke on the two
troublemakers.
124
High Horse
Mrs. Reg’s teaching the students how to be a horse whisperer. Kristi surprises herself
and is the star pupil. A TV producer who is an ex-boyfriend of Deborah’s arrives and
wants to put Kristi on the show. Kristi finds she does have a way with horses, but takes
it too far when she lectures Melanie on her technique in saddling her horse. She’s
become a monster. The producer flirts with Deborah and Max gets jealous. Arrogant
Kristi blows it on TV. Deborah finds out the Producer’s been teasing Max. The Saddle
Club rescue Kristi and the show.
125
Bridle Path Part I
Pine Hollow is thrown into a frenzy of activity as Max and Deborah’s wedding day
approaches. Phil tries to ask Stevie to be his date for the wedding, but inadvertently
asks Veronica instead. Lisa wants to speed up her riding progress to surprise Max.
Max and Deborah do wedding plans. Lisa gets thrown from her horse and ends up in
the hospital with a concussion. Veronica blames herself. Everyone feels useless and
Max blames himself too. Will she come to? Max and Deborah postpone the wedding.
126
Bridle Path Part II
Everyone’s worried about Lisa. Prancer won’t eat and the girls are at her bedside
vigilantly. The girls bring Prancer in to see her and Lisa moves for the first time. After
some anxiety flashbacks, Lisa regains consciousness. The wedding is back on.
Veronica creates further havoc between Stevie and Phil. The wedding ceremony cheers
everyone. Phil and Stevie make up. Stevie has her first kiss.
THE SADDLE CLUB – EPISODE SYNOPSES
101
The Saddle Club
Lisa’s first day at Pine Hollow Stables is a disaster. But when she ruins Veronica’s plan
to scare Stevie’s horse, Lisa is befriended by Carole and Stevie and form the Saddle
Club – vowing to remain horse crazy and promising to help others.
102
Work Horses
When Carole learns that the local thoroughbred breeder plans to send his injured horse,
Prancer, to the slaughterhouse, the Saddle Club take desperate action to save the
animal.
103
Trail Ride Part I
When the Pine Hollow Stables go on an overnight mountain trail, Veronica’s attracted to
Phil, the property owner’s son – but he only has eyes for Stevie. Veronica arranges to
“get lost” so that Phil will rescue her, but her make-believe comes true.
104
Trail Ride Part II
When Veronica’s horse, Cobalt, returns to camp riderless, the Saddle Club, together
with Phil, put themselves in danger to rescue Veronica.
105
Horse Shy
Stevie and Carole vow to teach Lisa to canter, but she only conquers her fear when she
has to canter for help to save her friends.
106
Mystery Weekend
When Phil and his Pony Club come to Pine Hollow to participate in a mystery weekend
to raise funds, they discover there is a real thief in their midst and the Saddle Club set
out to catch the culprit.
107
School Horse
Max reversed his decision to sell Prancer after the horse saves the girls from certain
death by killing a poisoness snake.
108
Star Quality
The girls have to teach teenage heart-throb Skye Ransom how to ride to save his movie
career.
109
Herd Bound
When Lisa’s mother decides to enroll her in boarding school, Carole and Stevie convince
her it is time she stood up for herself and confront her mother.
110
Greener Pastures Part I
Carole is devastated when Cobalt is fatally injured through Veronica’s negligence.
111
Greener Pastures Part II
Carole comes to terms with her mother’s death and the loss of Cobalt and she discovers
Delilah is pregnant by Cobalt.
112
Jumping to Conclusions
Phil solves the mystery of Prancer’s altered personality and sluggish performance.
113
Set Up
The girls become involved in Max’s blossoming relationship with Deborah.
114
Over the Bit
Red’s runaway cousin, Liam, causes disruption at Pine Hollow, but redeems himself
when he helps Lisa who is in grave danger from acute appendicitis.
115
Gift Horse
The birth of Delilah’s foal helps the Saddle Club girls solve their differences.
116
Flying Change
A horse switch plan by the Saddle Club girls goes awry and Stevie and Phil call a truce.
117
Horse Play
The girls arrange a “Fright Night” for the annual costume party but are really terrified
when they encounter a ghost and Lisa and Carole disappear.
118
Found Horse Part I
Stevie tracks down a legendary ‘phantom horse’ that has been roaming the countryside.
She rescues the neglected mare, names her Belle and is going to keep her.
119
Found Horse Part II
Stevie was to return a reluctant Belle to its owner. When the mare escapes, Stevie finds
her and the pair are allowed to stay reunited.
120
Across the Board
Veronica bets Carole that she can do her own work for the day if Carole can stay away
from the Saddle Club for the same period. The loser leaves Pine Hollow.
121
Track Record
Max fires Red for neglecting his duties when a fire starts in the barn, endangering all the
horses.
122
First Refusal
City girl Deborah proposes to Max and he accepts.
123
Jump Off
Carole’s role as best junior rider at Pine Hollow is threatened with the arrival of Andrea
Barry – and she has to make an important decision when an opportunity arises which
would allow her to win the Dressage Competition.
124
High Horse
Kristi gets a “big head” when told she is a natural horse whisperer and is going to be a
part of a television show, but the Saddle Club and a horse make her see sense.
125
Bridle Path Part I
Max and Deborah postpone their wedding when a fall leaves Lisa in a coma.
126
Bridle Path Part II
When Carole and Stevie’s efforts awaken comatose Lisa, Pine Hollow is thrown into a
frenzy to get Max and Deborah’s wedding back on track.
END