When Carole learns that the local thoroughbred breeder plans to send his injured horse, Prancer, to the slaughterhouse, the Saddle Club take desperate action to save the animal.
When her father is deployed overseas, Carole has to say goodbye to Pine Hollow and Starlight. It looks as though this could be the end of the Saddle Club.
The arrival of beautiful, mysterious French Junior Champion, Dorothée Doutey, causes rumors and sparks to fly, further fueled by Dorothée’s reaction to their surprise her horse, Hugo.
Devastated at having to leave Pine Hollow, and the idea that Starlight will join her father in the military, Carole runs away with her beloved horse.
