“I guess that means I’m not a dude anymore, huh?” “Don’t think you ever really were.” 119 Content Warning: The plot of this book includes description of the traumatic death of a dog. Details are glossed over but the incident is acknowledged in this post. Plot Summary: The girls are heading west to visit Kate …
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Book 5: Trail Mates
“When you had friends like The Saddle Club, you were never alone.” 80 Plot Summary: Carole manages to save the day when greenhorn cutie Scott gets in trouble on a tourist trail ride. He catches feelings but she’s a one-woman girl and doesn’t return his affections–in fact, it makes her uncomfortable. Meanwhile, Stevie and Lisa …
Book 4: Horse Power
“Riding is a friendly sport and if you never talk to anyone about it, you’re missing half the fun.” 47 Plot Summary: Carole makes friends with “championship rider” Kate Devine, but learns that Kate has given up riding. Carole falls in love with Kate, but this is a mainstream novel about pre-teens from the late …
Book 3: Horse Sense
“The little black colt was almost a rebirth, for Cobalt and for Carole.” 109 Plot Summary: The Saddle Clubbers are now in summer camp at Pine Hollow. Delilah is soon to give birth to Cobalt’s foal and it’s all Carole can think about. Her possessiveness over every newborn foal in the state is alienating her …
School Horses We Love: Bean
I was one of those lucky barn rat kids–the type many of us elder millennials and Gen-Xers think are disappearing. I grew up in a riding school, taking lessons on school horses from knowledgeable instructors who still mad e learning fun (usually). I rode a lot of really wonderful school horses, and I’m sure I’ll …
Book 2: Horse Shy
“Anyway, the only thing worse than losing something you care about is not having anything you care about at all.” page 132 Hold onto your hats, everyone. This one is an emotional roller coaster. I love the opening of this book: the three girls are on a trail ride that involves rearing horses (y’all, if …
Book 1: Horse Crazy
“What do you love most about riding?” “Everything.” Plot Summary: Stevie doesn’t want to do her math project and is jeopardizing her chances of going on the Mountain Trail Overnight. Carole’s mother died recently and Pine Hollow is her safe place. Lisa’s mother is forcing her to try riding lessons and although she’s not sure …
Welcome Back to Pine Hollow
We did it, everyone. We survived middle school. Ready to go back? The Saddle Club Revisited is this early millennial’s plan to dive back into the depths of being a 12 year old horse-crazy kid with what was absolutely the most important book series of my life. It’s time to pay it the respect it …
The Saddle Club Revisited 