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Blue Ribbon Series:
Teen eventing series about three girls - Kate, Dara and Jessie - and their horses. Has a strong competitive angle as well as a little of the usual teen angst, but is better than some in this sub-genre.
1) RIDING HIGH
(FAWCETT 1989)
Reprinted by Bantam paperbacks in 1990
SUMMARY: Kate and her horse Night Owl have a promising future coached by Kate's ex-competition rider mother. But when her mother is ill and can't help her Kate finds herself losing confidence and her horse no longer going well. She wants to do well in the upcoming show, both to help the family stable's reputation and to make a good impression on a cute new boy she has met, but is beginning to think she may have to scratch. Then help comes from unexpected quarters…
PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES
2) A HORSE OF HER OWN
(FAWCETT 1989)
Reprinted by Bantam paperbacks in 1990
SUMMARY: Jessie is as enthusiastic about eventing as her friends, but has no horse of her own. Can she find the money to buy Time Out, the beloved mare she exercises?
3) KATE'S CHALLENGE
(FAWCETT 1989)
Reprinted by Bantam paperbacks in 1990
SUMMARY: Kate embarks on an intensive training course to pursue her Olympic Dreams
4) GOLDEN GIRL
(FAWCETT 1989)
Reprinted by Bantam paperbacks in 1990
SUMMARY: Dara's brother calls her the golden girl because everything she touches turns to gold, from straight A's in school and winning the blue ribbons in the ring to dating the most popular boy at school. However, the riding competitions are getting harder and her romance is falling apart...
5) TIME OUT FOR JESSIE
(FAWCETT 1989)
6) THE MAIN EVENT
(FAWCETT 1989)
Collectors info:
The first four were reprinted, but I don't think the last two were. Fairly easy to find on Amazon and similar market places both in America and, to a lesser extent, in the UK, although one or two of the titles are occaisionally elusive.
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