Lucky Horse (14 page)

“Wow!” exclaimed Lisa. “What a wonderful horse!”

“He was wonderful,” Carole said. “I named him Rambler because of all his late-night rambles. But his owners were real jerks. They thought he was such a lucky horse to be owned by people like them, but he escaped twice from their camp and they didn’t even know it! Even in a gigantic thunderstorm!” Carole sighed. “Poor guy. That doesn’t sound like a lucky horse to me.”

“Sure he was,” Lisa said. “He was lucky enough to stumble on you that first night.”

Carole frowned. “But I was the lucky one when he showed up the second night and carried my dad back to safety.”

“That wasn’t luck,” Stevie said with a grin. “That was just plain old horse sense. The reason he came back to you was because you had taken such good care of him in the first place.”

“Oh, Stevie,” Carole laughed. She looked down at the horses playing, then turned and smiled at her friends. “I think we’re all lucky. Let’s go to TD’s and celebrate!”

“The absolute final end of summer vacation?” Stevie asked.

“No,” answered Carole. “The first faint beginnings of what I know is going to be a terrific school year!”

B
ONNIE
B
RYANT
is the author of more than a hundred books about horses, including The Saddle Club series, Saddle Club Super Editions, the Pony Tails series, and Pine Hollow, which follows the Saddle Club girls into their teens. She has also written novels and movie novelizations under her married name, B. B. Hiller.

Ms. Bryant began writing The Saddle Club in 1986. Although she had done some riding before that, she intensified her studies then and found herself learning right along with her characters Stevie, Carole, and Lisa. She claims that they are all much better riders than she is.

Ms. Bryant was born and raised in New York City. She still lives there, in Greenwich Village, with her two sons.

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DRIVING TEAM

The Saddle Club #90

The Saddle Club is gearing up to learn all about driving—not cars, horses. Carole Hanson and Lisa Atwood have to do an oral report on the use of driving teams throughout history. The only problem is that they have too much information! Somehow they have to rein in their enthusiasm, or their ten-minute talk could take a lifetime. Meanwhile, Stevie Lake is facing her worst nightmare. Her riding instructor wants Stevie to work with Veronica DiAngelo on a special driving team project: teaching their horses to work as a team. It’s a great idea, but how are the horses going to work together if their owners can’t? It’ll take more than teamwork to get through this project—it’ll take a miracle!

Horse lover CAROLE …
Practical joker STEVIE …
Straight-A LISA …

#1 HORSE CRAZY
#2 HORSE SHY
#3 HORSE SENSE
#4 HORSE POWER
#5 TRAIL MATES
#6 DUDE RANCH
#7 HORSE PLAY
#8 HORSE SHOW
#9 HOOF BEAT
#10 RIDING CAMP
#11 HORSE WISE
#12 RODEO RIDER
#13 STARLIGHT CHRISTMAS
#14 SEA HORSE
#15 TEAM PLAY
#16 HORSE GAMES
#17 HORSENAPPED
#18 PACK TRIP
#19 STAR RIDER
#20 SNOW RIDE
#21 RACEHORSE
#22 FOX HUNT
#23 HORSE TROUBLE
#24 GHOST RIDER
#25 SHOW HORSE
#26 BEACH RIDE
#27 BRIDLE PATH
#28 STABLE MANNERS
#29 RANCH HANDS
#30 AUTUMN TRAIL
#31 HAYRIDE
#32 CHOCOLATE HORSE
#33 HIGH HORSE
#34 HAY FEVER
#35 HORSE TALE
#36 RIDING LESSON
#37 STAGE COACH
#38 HORSE TRADE
#39 PUREBRED
#40 GIFT HORSE
#41 STABLE WITCH
#42 SADDLEBAGS
#43 PHOTO FINISH
#44 HORSESHOE
#45 STABLE GROOM
#46 FLYING HORSE
#47 HORSE MAGIC
#48 MYSTERY RIDE
#49 STABLE FAREWELL
#50 YANKEE SWAP
#51 PLEASURE HORSE
#52 RIDING CLASS
#53 HORSE-SITTERS
#54 GOLD MEDAL RIDER
#55 GOLD MEDAL HORSE
#56 CUTTING HORSE
#57 TIGHT REIN
#58 WILD HORSES
#59 PHANTOM HORSE
#60 HOBBYHORSE
#61 BROKEN HORSE
#62 HORSE BLUES
#63 STABLE HEARTS
#64 HORSE CAPADES
#65 SILVER STIRRUPS
#66 SADDLE SORE
#67 SUMMER HORSE
#68 SUMMER RIDER
#69 ENDURANCE RIDE
#70 HORSE RACE
#71 HORSE TALK
#72 HOLIDAY HORSE
#73 HORSE GUEST
#74 HORSE WHISPERS
#75 PAINTED HORSE
#76 HORSE CARE
#77 ROCKING HORSE
#78 HORSEFLIES
#79 ENGLISH HORSE
#80 ENGLISH RIDER
#81 WAGON TRAIL
#82 QUARTER HORSE
#83 HORSE THIEF
#84 SCHOOLING HORSE
#85 HORSE FEVER
#86 SECRET HORSE
#87 SHOW JUMPER
#88 SIDESADDLE
#89 LUCKY HORSE
#90 DRIVING TEAM

THE SADDLE CLUB
SUPER EDITIONS
#1 A SUMMER WITHOUT HORSES
#2 THE SECRET OF THE STALLION
#3 WESTERN STAR
#4 DREAM HORSE
#5 BEFORE THEY RODE HORSES
#6 NIGHTMARE
#7 CHRISTMAS TREASURE

THE SADDLE CLUB
SPECIAL EDITIONS
STEVIE: THE INSIDE STORY
LISA: THE INSIDE STORY
CAROLE: THE INSIDE STORY