The Saddle Club Episode 1.26: Bridle Path - Part 2

The episode opens with a 'Previously on ...' segment, so you know it's a big one. It outlines the key points: Lisa has fallen into a coma, and Phil accidentally asked Veronica out instead of Stevie, Comanche has eaten Max and Deborah's wedding rings, and Max and Deborah have called off the wedding ... AND PROM'S TOMORROW NIGHT! (Yes, I've made this joke before, and I'll make it at every possible opportunity.) 

The Saddle Club Episode 1.25: Bridle Path - Part 1

Everyone, raise your glasses and prepare to toast to my royal wedding: the union of Max Regnery and Deborah Hale! She's terrified of horses, he has no work-life balance, and in the very previous episode they were fighting over an ex. In real life, they wouldn't have lasted in five minutes but, in the magical world of The Saddle Club, they're destined for each other. What could go wrong? (Surely not a comatose child!)

The Saddle Club Episode 1.24: High Horse

Today we're reviewing High Horse, which is another episode of The Saddle Club I never saw when I was young. Kristi gets some time in the spotlight, and there's trouble in paradise for Max and Deborah - so let's get into things!

The Saddle Club Episode 1.23: Horse Play

Welcome back! Today I'll be reviewing Horse Play, which is an episode that I somehow completely missed as a kid. It's the 'Halloween, but not Halloween' episode. As in, the episode makes a point of making it clear that it's not currently Halloween at Pine Hollow, but Max is hosting a 'fright night' themed party anyway. So, basically, Diet Halloween. I wonder why the writers didn't just fully commit to a Halloween episode, or pull a Gravity Falls and do a Summerween instead? I will say, Halloween wasn't as much of a thing in Australia in the early 2000s, so I wonder if it has something to do with that. Or maybe I'm overthinking this. Anyway.

The Saddle Club Episode 1.22: First Refusal

Well, here we are, the episode where Max and Deborah get engaged. As a kid, it totally went over my head that feminist queen Deborah was the one who proposed first. The Saddle Club: a win for feminism everywhere?

The Saddle Club Episode 1.21: Track Record

This was one of my absolute favourite episodes as a kid. I have such clear memories of watching it and thinking it was peak drama. Ten-year-old me was truly convinced that there would be nothing cooler than to bravely rush into a burning stables save horses. (Thankfully, I've never been in a situation that required me to.)

The Saddle Club Episode 1.20: Across the Board

The episode opens with a jumping lesson at Pine Hollow. Stevie and Belle are unable to participate because Belle isn't ready to start jumping yet, but for some reason Stevie is in the saddle. Why to go all the trouble of tacking up your horse when you're not going to be able to ride? Surely it would make more sense to just watch from the fence? Anyway. Veronica makes fun of Stevie and calls Belle an 'old mule.' Later, Veronica and Carole get into a fight because Carole dared to feed Garnet a carrot, which ends with Veronica falling into a wheelbarrow filled with manure. Everyone, even Kristi, laughs. Cue opening credits.