Sunday, January 8, 2012

The Saddle Club Adventures at Pine Hollow 2001

'The Saddle Club' is a children's series written by Bonnie Bryant. The popular books were turned into a tv series as a Australian /Canadian co-production. Both the book series and tv series follows the adventures of three friends, Lisa, Stevie and Carole who love horses and train at Pine Hollow Stables.
Two series were produced between 2001 and 2003. A third series was done in 2008 due to the shows popularity and new girls had to be chosen for the roles as the original actresses had grown too old for the parts.
The Saddle Club: Adventures At Pine Hollow (2001) was the pilot film for the Saddle Club television series. The story covers:
Caroles struggle with her mother's death from cancer and her fear over whether she would make a good vet as a chosen career.
Lisa wishes to competes for a part as a actress but decides before auditions that some things are more important and leaves.
Steviethe thrid girl has always been a bit of a tomboy and has dumped her name of Stephanie in preference for Stevie but as she is getting older she is finding it hard at time to fit in.

The girls have a major foe in the form of  Veronica diAngelo a rich spoilt girl who in her attempt to show off and be the best carelessly fatally injures her horse Cobalt.
The girls then discover that Delilah is pregnant by Cobalt and is going to have a foal.

The movie does well as a pilot for the series as it introduces all the main characters and leaves the story open for more follow up of started ideas and stories. Girls that love horses should really enjoy it.

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