AN ANONYMOUS PHONE CALL - IS IT A JOKE, OR DOES A HORSE NEED HELP?When Willow Creek Junior High School gets its own radio station, The Saddle Club goes on the air! Hosting a call-in show, however, is a lot more difficult than the three friends ever imagined. At first nobody calls. Then Stevie's brother Chad gets his friends to phone in with silly questions. The Saddle Club tries to fight back by flooding the phone lines with their own calls, but Chad seems to be winning.Then a caller tells them about a horse in trouble, and The Saddle Club has to decide whether the call is for real. A horse may be in danger, or Chad may be playing tricks again. It's up to The Saddle Club to find out and try to save a horse before it's too late!NOT YOUR AVERAGE BABY-SITTERS' CLUB - IT'S THE SADDLE CLUB!It's New Year's Eve, and The Saddle Club are baby-sitting so that Max and Deborah Regnery can have a night off. Lisa, Carole, and Stevie think it will be a peaceful evening, full of Monopoly, New Year's resolutions, and talking past midnight. They didn't count on baby Maxi. She's cute. She's adorable. But she isn't ready to go to bed. The Saddle Club have to forget their plans and spend the evening trying to tire Maxi out. But when a late-night phone call sends the three friends to the aid of a neighbouring stable's horses, they have a new problem: What about Maxi? Looks like she's about to get her first riding lesson from The Saddle Club!

It's New Year's Eve and The Saddle Club is baby-sitting so that Max and Deborah Regnery can have a night off. The Saddle Club think it will be a peaceful evening, full of Monopoly, New Year's resolutions, and talking. They didn't count on 6-month-old Maxi. She's cute. She's adorable. But she isn't ready to go to bed. The Saddle Club have to give up their plans and spend the night playing with her until she finally tires out. Then a late night phone call sends the three friends to the aid of a neighboring stable's horses. But what about Maxi? Looks like she's about to get her first riding lesson from The Saddle Club.

Natural horsemanship for kids Horse trainers Andrea and Markus Eschbach have created easy lessons in "horse speak" for horse-crazy kids. Their book, chock full of beautiful color photographs, explains the basics of horse body language and how to "talk back" in a way horses understand, using body movement, expression, and physical distance. With a focus on groundwork that is safe and fun for children, this lovely book offers a one-of-a-kind introduction to the keys to natural horsemanship and how good communication can keep you safe in everything you do with your horse.

January is the cruelest month, at least for the Saddle Club. The weather is miserable: cold, rainy, and muddy. No one can go riding outside, and everyone is sick and tired of being inside. The only things left to do are clean tack and ride in the indoor ring. The Saddle Club is bored--bored of riding and even of horses. So what can they do? Lisa decides to try her hand at needlepoint--can't get much further away from riding than that. Carole decides that this would be the perfect opportunity to write a great novel. And Stevie decides that a little time in the kitchen whipping up treats sounds like a great idea. Will these activities help them rediscover their love of horses? Or is the Saddle Club about to untack for good?

A highly illustrated guide to simple yet effective methods for keeping horses sound, healthy, and performing their best. Over time, horses (like people) acquire postural habits, compensate for soreness and injury, and develop poor movement patterns. This limits performance ability, causes unsoundness and health issues, and ultimately undermines the horse's overall well–being. Jec Aristotle Ballou has made a name for herself advocating for the horse and providing sensible instruction in his schooling, conditioning, and care. Her bestselling books and popular clinics are designed to enable any horse person to correctly apply proven principles that bring measurable progress while avoiding boredom and confusion. In her latest collection of mounted and unmounted corrective exercises, Ballou demonstrates how we can actively work to improve the horse's posture and movement, whether he is: An active performance or pleasure mount. An aging or older horse that benefits from gentle exercise. A horse being rehabilitated following injury, illness, or lack of conditioning. Ballou's positive cross–training techniques are free of shortcuts, and her guidelines for analyzing the horse's posture and way of going help readers gain a new awareness of the equine body. Applicable for all disciplines and full of quality color photographs to explain the exercises, this is an integral collection that optimizes how the horse uses his body and helps ensure he stays sounder and healthier for more years of his life.

Tableaux Vivants paintings that are recreated with people and props appear in a yearly festival in Laguna Beach California.

Pine Hollow is boarding some horses from a neighboring stable. One of the horses has special problems that require help from The Saddle Club. But first they have to figure out how to get the horse to tell them what's wrong.Meanwhile, Stevie's grandmother is visiting the Lakes, and everyone has resolved to be on their best behavior. Can Stevie and her brothers keep their resolution? And what happens when they learn that Granny likes the normal family chaos?