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Horse Crazy (Saddle Club(R))

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This is the first book of the popular Pine Hollow and Saddle Club series. It focuses on three very different girls: straight A Lisa, practical joker Stevie, and horse crazy Carole who become friends after Lisa begins riding at Pine Hollow. At first, Stevie and Carole aren't sure Lisa will fit in, but she soon proves herself to have genuine potential and a desire to learn. When she helps Stevie do a math project to raise her gradese (and permit her to go on a horseback riding campout), the Saddle Club is born.

As a review mentioned, the book suffered by not exploring the characters' motivations. Lisa's mother and Veronica, the stable's spoiiled little rich girl, remain one dimensional.
However, it is hard to believe an author who knows enough about horses to write a book would put an inexperienced young rider (Veronica) on a stallion.

It's the start of a wonderful series of books. Yes it may start boring but it is the foundations of a really GREAT EXCELLENT SERIES. Read it if you love horses and the you could read any of the othe saddle club books, some sad, some fun, daring and dangerous, racing, western, showjumping, camps, runaways, fox hunts, and lots more. IT FILLS MY SHELF!

lisa atwood is starting to take riding lessons. She meets a girl named Carole Hanson. She thinks Carole is nice but she doesn't like Carole's friend Stevie Lake. Stevie has problems of her own. Evey year Pine Hollow Stables goes on a mountain trail over night. Stevie's grades are slipping and her parents threaten not to pay for the overnight. Steivie tries raising the money on her own but when she finally gets enough she spends it all. Meanwhile Lisa has no friends except for the stable snob and Carole is woried she will have to go on the overnight without Stevie. Then the three girls come together to help eachother. This is an amazing book! So is the rest of the series! Some bring unstoppable tears while others bring fits of laughter. Every time I read a saddle club book I feel like I am right there with th characters! I strongly reccomend this series to all horse lovers!

Saddle up for great riding-with the girls of Pine Hollow! This book is just great and once you read this book, you'll want to read the other books in the Saddle Club series!

12-year-olds Carole Hanson and Stevie Lake have been the best of friends ever since they met at Pine Hollow Stables where they and other girls take riding classes. Carole Hanson is a girl who had been raised in the Marine Corps and she just loves horses! Stevie Lake comes from a wealthy family but is not in the least spoiled. She just loves practical jokes and of course, she loves horses too! So when snobby-looking, straight-A student, Lisa Atwood comes to Pine Hollow in fancy riding gear, they aren't really sure that Lisa will fit in. Lisa is not really spoilt but her worrying mother always tries to make her into a 'young lady'. Mrs. Atwood thinks that every 'young lady' needs to know how to ride, but Lisa isn't really crazy about riding and horses.....yet.And things don't get any better when Stevie plays a rather mean joke on Lisa, calling it as 'one of the traditions' of Pine Hollow. Lisa, in return, plays an equally rather mean joke on Stevie and they become more like enemies instead of friends.

Lisa soon shows herself to be a quick learner and she finds out that she actually likes horses and riding. But she is still friendless..until Carole invites her to come to her favorite ice cream shop. Soon, Stevie, Carole, and Lisa becomes fast friends.
They start making plans for the MTO, the long-awaited Mountain Trail Overnight campout for the students of Pine Hollow. But, things aren't looking good when Stevie's parents tells her that unless she improves her grades, they won't pay for it. And Lisa doesn't really think that her mother will let her go. Stevie gets this idea to make money for her own, her parents told her that THEY won't pay for it. Lisa has no solution but she decides to just wait and see what happens. Carole doesn't think that Stevie will be able to go but Stevie seems somehow very sure.

This book was really interesting and I loved Stevie the most! She is so funny and.......well, just FUNNY! If you liked this book, you'll love the other books in this series. The next one is "Horse Shy".

I love the Saddle Club series. I think any horse crazy person who likes to read would like this book, and series also. In this book, Horse Crazy, Carole Hanson and Stevie Lake meet a new girl, Lisa Atwood, and they don't think she'll fet in. But Lisa shows herself to be a good rider, and the three girls become best friends. They love horses so much, that they formed The Saddle Club. If I have anything to say about this book: it is the best horsey book in the world! No, I should correct myself, the best book ever published.

I liked the book Saddle Club #1; Horse crazy. I liked this book because it was about my favorite animal, horses. My Aunt owns a horse farm and I love learning about them. This book taught me a lot about horses. Another reason why I liked this book is because one of the characters, Lisa Atawood, is just like me and I can relate to her.

This book was about three girls, Lisa, Carole, and Stevie. They share only one thing in common; they are all horse crazy. Carole is disorganized, stevie is a practical joker and isn't good in school, and Lisa is a strait A student. If I had to be friends with one of them, I'd be a friend with Lisa because she always tries her hardest. In April there is a mountain trail ride overnight (MTO). With Stevie's math grades slipping and Lisa being new at the stables, Carole might have to go with Veronica the snob. This story is about three friends trying to get to go to the MTO together, and how they become best friends, and start the Saddle club.

Horse lovers would love this book. I recommended this book to girls because it's only about girls. This book is realistic fiction.

Very good book! Carole and Stevie are best friends, and they are going to go on a Mountain Trail Overnight (MTO) togther. However, Stevie's parents say that they won't pay for it unless her grades go up. (It costs $50 to go) Now Stevie has decided that she can't possibly get her grades up, so she is going to earn the $50 herself! Lisa Artwood is also riding at the stables while Stevie is trying to earn the money. She is new, and has never ridden a horse before. Carole likes her but Stevie doesn't. Veronica (the snob) wants to add her to her "collection" of friends, and Lisa feels mixed up about it. Worth buying, reading, and never putting it down! Stevie isn't quite as funny in this book though, she has always been one of my favorite charachters.

When Lisa Atwood's mother decides that she should she shoulod ride at Pine Hollow Stables, Lisa doesn't like the idea. On her first lesson there she finds some strange things at the stable. Carole Hanson, who is totally disorginized at school, is the best rider there and doesn't put a hoof pick out of place. And someone slams the door on her first lesson and the horse spooks. Carole watched the lesson and sees that Lisa is a natural rider. Then Lisa meets Stevie lake, Carole's best friend. Stevie's about to be bann from a wonderful Pine Hollow trip, the MTO (Mountain Trail Overnight) unless she improves her math grade. Stevie plays a prank on Lisa, causing the girl's mind to lead her to the fact that Stvie slammed the door. But Stevie didn't do it. Lisa wants to be Carole's friend but doesn't want to be friends with Stevie. So she starts hanging out with Veronica diAngelo, the stable snob and the one who actually did slam the door on Lisa. Pretty soon Stevie's desperate for help, Lisa's hating Veronica, and Carole's stuck in the middle, trying to help them both. Then they each get a little help from a very surprising sorce.

I read this series as a horse crazy child. I bought every book in the series up to the purchase of my first horse, an Arabian. However horses are always better as the real thing. Good book to buy if you child is horse crazy but won't keep her from wanting a reall horse some day!

Horse Crazy is the first book in the series. This book is a good start, but having read a lot of the other saddle club books, I think that Bonnie's done better. The book does keep you turning the pages, although some parts, such as Lisa instinctively knowing how to post and sit to the canter, are unrealistic. Riding can come easy to some people but there's no way that you'd figure out how to canter, basically your first time riding a horse! I did love parts of this book though, and would reccomend the rest of the series.