Carole, Stevie and Lisa are being separated by divergent interests that seem to threaten their friendship. Will this be the end of the Saddle Club or will they find a way to come back together?The girls meet Kate Devine, a former junior championship rider who has given up riding because she hated the competitions. They want to bring her back to horses and she helps them prepare for a gymkanaABOUT THE TV PRODUCTIONBased on the best-selling book series, THE SADDLE CLUB, Crawfords Australia has produced a 26 part children's television series to be shown on the ABC starting in late February early March 2001. Filmed entirely in Australia and sold worldwide the series features three strong heroines who share a love of horses and a strong loyalty to each other. With its compelling pre-teen heroines, THE SADDLE CLUB is targeted at girls aged eight to twelve and their families. Set at Pine Hollow Stables, a state of the art riding facility, all of the 26 half hour episodes take the three girls on a journey of personal discovery and growth.In forming THE SADDLE CLUB the girls promise to remain loyal to each other, to help each other through the good times and bad, and to stay horse crazy!To coincide with the release of the TV series, Random House are publishing a new title and two previous double title bindups with TV tie-in jackets.Following new titles and bindups will follow in June and August 2001.The Saddle Club TV Ed: The New Rider $9.95 1740517423The Saddle Club TV Bindup Ed: Horse Crazy/Horse Shy $12.95 1740517431The Saddle Club TV Bindup Ed: Horse Sense/Horse Power $12.95 174051744XABOUT THE AUTHORBonnie Bryant is the author of nearly a hundred books about horses, including The Saddle Club series, Saddle Club Super Editions, and the Pony Tails series, She has also written novels and movie novelisations under her married name, B.B. Hiller.Ms Bryant began writing The Saddle Club in 1986. Although she had done some riding before that, she intensified her studies then and found herself learning right along with her characters Stevie, Carole, and Lisa. She claims that they are all much better riders than she is.Ms Bryant was born and raised in New York City. She still lives there, in Greenwich Village, with her two sons.