Saddle Club Series

Book 1

Carole and Stevie are happy to find that Lisa, the new student at Pine Hollow Stables, shares their enthusiam for riding and horses and, as their friendship grows, the three girls decide to form the Saddle Club.

Book 1

Saddle Club 1: Horse Crazy

by Bonnie Bryant

Published 1 June 1988

Horse Crazy is the first in a four-book series of books about three girls and the friendship they share based on their love for horses. Twelve-year-olds Stevie and Carole meet thirteen-year-old Lisa at riding class. There's a camping trip coming up, but Stevie won't get to go because of grades--until straight-A Lisa helps out.

Book 2

Secret of the Stallion

by Bonnie Bryant

Published 1 January 1995

It's going to be one of the most amazing adventures The Saddle Club has ever had! Stevie, Lisa and Carole are going to horsey England. They'll even ride in a show on the grounds of a real castle.
Then Lisa discovers an ancient, unsolved mystery about the duke who once lived in the castle. The duke buried treasure under the stall of his spirited stallion. Tragedy struck - the barn burned down and the stallion perished. A year later, the duke's body was found in the same spot, his hands clutching a single fire opal. Legend says the treasure will be found by a rider with fire in his heart...
Join The Saddle Club as they try to uncover the secret of the stallion.

Book 2

Saddle Club 2: Horse Shy

by Bonnie Bryant

Published 1 October 1988

Book 3

Horse Sense

by Bonnie Bryant and B B Hiller

Published 1 January 1989

While attending riding camp at Pine Hollow Stables, Lisa finds her two friends preoccupied with their own projects and not very interested in her ideas for a more organized Saddle Club.

Book 3

Saddle Club 3: Horse Sense

by Bonnie Bryant

Published 1 January 1989

Book 4

Saddle Club 4: Horse Power

by Bonnie Bryant

Published 9 January 2007

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 to teach Kate the basics of riding, only to find out that Kate is much more experienced than she's letting on--she's a championship rider! Kate might become the fourth member of the Saddle Club. . . if she doesn't give up riding first. Stevie's got a problem of her own when her older brother Chad suddenly decides to start riding at Pind Hollow, and their teacher, Max, places him on their team. But there's an even bigger surprise in store--he's got a crush on a member of the Saddle Club!

Book 5

Trail Mates

by Bonnie Bryant

Published 1 January 1989

Ever since Carole's mother died, Carole has been urging her dad to date, but now he's seeing someone she doesn't want for a stepmother. The other members of The Saddle Club are so busy modeling for a riding catalog they can't help.

Book 6

Dude Ranch

by Bonnie Bryant

Published 1 January 1989

The founders of The Saddle Club -- Stevie Lake, Carole Hanson, and Lisa Atwood -- gear up for the adventure of their lives when their friend Kate Devine invites them to her family's dude ranch. They will have a whole week of cowboy-style riding, plus the fun of making Kate a club member. But when they arrive, the girls soon realize there's more to the West than Hollywood shootout and colorful costumes. To show a cowhand that they're not just "dumb dudes," they pitch in with chores and help on a cattle roundup, where Stevie has a run-in with a dangerous rattlesnake. Another sour note for Stevie: Her birthday is coming up, and no one seems to care. Little does she know that her Saddle Club buddies have a top-secret surprise in the works for her!

Book 6

Saddle Club 6: Dude Ranch

by Bonnie Bryant

Published 12 June 2007

Book 7

Horse Play

by Bonnie Bryant

Published 1 January 1989

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!

Book 8

Saddle Club Book 8: Horse Show

by Bonnie Bryant

Published 1 December 1989

Stevie, Carole and Lisa are thrilled when they get the chance to attend the American Horse Show in New York City with Mrs. Reg and their teacher Max. Not only is it the most important horse show in the country, but Max's ex-student Dorothy DeSoto is going to compete, and the girls are invited backstage. They have fun exploring Greenwich Village, where Lisa gets a sophisticated new haircut, and also go riding in Central Park. Lisa finds herself coming to the rescue of an inexperienced rider - who turns out to be their all-time favourite teen heart-throb, Skye Ransom! Skye is practising for a scene in his new movie where he has to ride a horse...and he's terrified. Can the Saddle Club teach him to ride before the cameras start rolling?

Book 8

Saddle Club 8: Horse Show

by Bonnie Bryant

Published 11 September 2007

Book 9

Hoof Beat

by Bonnie Bryant

Published 7 December 1990

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.

Book 9