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Short Stirrup Club Series:
A series about four children and their ponies. Megan and twin brother Max and their friends Keith and Chloe together form the Short Stirrup Club.
1) BLUE RIBBON FRIENDS
(MINSTREL/ALADDIN PB [USA] 1996)
SUMMARY: Megan and Max and their ponies Pixie and Popsicle have just arrived at Thistle Ridge Farm. Max has already met Keith, a great guy with a mare even Popsicle loves. But Megan has found nothing but trouble. Then she meets Chloe, who dreams of having a horse of her own. It's instant friendship - and trouble in the show ring - as Megan decides to turn Chloe into a champion and make her dreams come true.
2) GHOST OF THISTLE RIDGE
(MINSTREL/ALADDIN PB [USA] 1996)
SUMMARY: Megan finds the grave of a young girl exactly her age who lived at Thistle Ridge Farm more than a hundred years ago. Some say her spirit still wanders the pasture….
3) THE GREAT GYMKHANA GAMBLE
(MINSTREL/ALADDIN PB [USA] 1996)
SUMMARY: Max is having the worst summer of his life. Megan, Chloe and Keith, are practicing like crazy for the Thistle Ridge Summer Gymkhana But Max isn't on the team. Riding just hasn't been fun for Max lately. He's even having nightmares about falling off his horse, Popsicle. As the Short Stirrup Club saddles up for victory, will Max be left on the sidelines?
4) WINNER'S CIRCLE
(MINSTREL/ALADDIN PB [USA] 1996)
5) GOLD MEDAL MYSTERY
(MINSTREL/ALADDIN PB [USA] 1996)
SUMMARY: Max can't believe his luck. He's going to the Olympic Games with Megan, Keith and Chloe. Max's trainer Sharon is competing on her champion dressage horse, Quasar. But horses are mysteriously vanishing from the Olympic stables. When Quasar disappears too, the Short Stirrup Club decides to find the missing horses themselves. The answer is right under Max's nose and there isn't much time. Will he uncover the clue in time to save Quasar?
6) FRIENDS TO THE FINISH
(MINSTREL/ALADDIN PB [USA] 1996)
7) LEGEND OF THE ZUNI STALLION
(MINSTREL/ALADDIN PB [USA] 1996)
SUMMARY: A small Native American horse carving seems to be bringing Keith bad luck. Worst of all, his horse, Penny, is acting sick. A mysterious visitor to Thistle Ridge Farm knows the legend of the carving. But will Keith discover the secret in time to save Penny?
8) VICTORY RIDE
(MINSTREL/ALADDIN PB [USA] 1997)
SUMMARY: The Short Stirrup Club is undecided about visitor Perry O'Neil, who needs experimental surgery and refuses to join the riding programs despite her desire to ride.
9) PLAYING FOR KEEPS
(MINSTREL/ALADDIN PB [USA] 1997)
SUMMARY: Amanda is devastated when her father loans out her horse, Prince Charming, and when a careless rider puts the horse in danger Amanda is forced to stand up to her parents.
10) PONY EXPRESS
(MINSTREL/ALADDIN PB [USA] 1997)
SUMMARY: Re-creating a Pony Express ride through an old Tennessee trail, the Short Stirrup Club hopes to raise money for a good cause, but can they complete the ride successfully with enemy Amanda in tow?
Collector's Info:
All paperbacks. The last book is still in print. All are easy to find in the USA. Harder to find in the UK, although can be ordered from USA via Amazon for a low price.
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