When Tom is left a prize-winning horse to look after over the summer, things don't turn out as he'd hoped. Chancey is wild and unpredictable and Tom is forced to start training him in secret. But the days of summer are numbered and Chancey isn't Tom's to keep forever. At some point he will have to give him back.

Charlie keeps saying that he won't ride again, but his friends won't believe him. After all, he has a place at racing school starting in a couple of months. OK, so he had an accident and fell off his horse — who hasn't? He wasn't even hurt, so just what is Charlie's problem?

Alex thought he was solving lots of problems by buying a pony at the local auction. So he's in for a shock when he realizes he's now the owner of Puzzle, a filthy thin and abused pony. But worse is to come, for Puzzle is in such a state, she may have to be put down.

Exciting stories of friendship and adventure, packed with authentic detail. Now part of the Usborne Reading Programme, above Young Reading Series Three. Perfect for readers growing in confidence, who want to get stuck into a whole series of great, original stories.

Jess Adams has always dreamed of owning her own pony, but of course it's just a dream. For now she is content spending every waking moment at Sandy Lane Stables. But one day, the unthinkable happens and it looks as if her dream will come true. Then Jess has to make a terrible decision... which will she choose? Her dream pony or Sandy Lane?

This is the new edition of the exciting adventure stories set in Sandy Lane Stables, perfect for pony lovers. Riding at the Hawthorn House Trials is all that Kate has dreamed of and this year she's in with a real chance of winning. As she works hard to prepare for the day, it seems nothing will distract her from her goal. But then on Christmas Eve the mysterious midnight horse rides into Kate's life and then suddenly everything changes. Unluckily for Kate, his owner, Izzy, has entered the trials too — and Izzy needs to win. This is just one title in the perfect pony tales, adored by horse-lovers everywhere.