Horse Power

by Bonnie Bryant

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553156373
• ISBN13: 9780553156379
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A challenge and an unexpected friend

From the Saddle Club series, Horse Power focuses on three best friends, twelve year olds Stevie Lake and Carole Hanson and Lisa Atwood, thirteen, all preparing for an upcoming gymkhana, a three day event of relay games and races where young riders compete on horseback, in this case, the local Pine Hollow Stables. The girls are eagerly anticipating the gymkhana until their instructor informs them there will be a forth member of the team, Stevie's brother Chad. Enduring her brother's antics for the sake of the team, the girls find much to entertain them in this new predicament, especially when they realize that Chad has a crush on one of them. Unfortunately, Chad is nearly hopeless in the saddle, although he does his best to keep up with the more experienced riders, his sister included. Introducing a bit of mystery into the story, Carole meets newcomer Kate Divine at Quantico when visiting there with her father. Enthusing over the summer camp at Pine Hollow, Carole is shocked to learn later that Kate not only is a championship rider, but she doesn't say a thing while Carole rambles on about horses, her friends and the upcoming gymkhana. Planning a weekend soon at Carole's home, Kate's silence remains a mystery to the girls, but Carole, Stevie and Lisa soon learn the reason behind their new friend's reticence, along with a solution to more practical problems that confront them as they prepare to ride as a team. As are the other titles in this early teen series, Horse Power emphasizes the value of friendship, positive thinking, problem sharing and overcoming differences with the support of good friends. With crisp dialog that encourages the development of social skills, the strange world of boys and the joy of riding, this story reinforces the best stereotypes of this age group, relatable to its audience and solution-oriented. Luan Gaines/2007.

horse power

The Saddle Club is busy preparing for the upcoming gymkhana, in which they will play horse games and compete against other teams for a prize. The girls discover that Kate, Carole's new friend, was once a championship rider, but gave it up due to no longer enjoying competition. Can they persuade her to join their team and recapture the joy of horses?

Fun Book!

I still can't see how Stevie's brother Chad can fall in love with Lisa! Sure, Lisa does have a great relationship with John Brightstar later in the series and she is a bit of a romantic, but John's a horse guy! she also found it funny though too. Kate Devine is cool, and I love the ranch she opens up. And it was amazing how she saved the saddle club's gymkhana team! another great saddle club book!

the saddle club

okay, actually i havent read this book, but there were no reviews so i just had to write :-)im sure the book is great, ive read most of the saddle club series and i can tell you its the best!!! for those of you who havent read any of these books, you really should, they're fun and interesting. also, if you like reading about horses i also recomend the thoroughbred series, just as good as the saddle club...actually maybe its better :-) tee-heeso have fun reading these books and im sorry if you were expecting info about the book, actually i was too :-( (and i'd be pretty disappointed as well)

Cad Falling in Love with a horse crazy gurl?

In this story Chad falls for one of the members of the Saddle Club. This book is very fun and it will make you want to keep reading. This is also When the Saddle Club meets a very important person that will be one of the man characters through out the whole series. So if you haven't read this book, I think you should!