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- Herausgeber: Little Tiger Press
- Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
- Serie: Pony Camp Diaries
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2012
Saddle up for a week in pony paradise! At Sunnyside Stables, each girl gets her own pony to look after and ride for a week. Hannah is thrilled when she gets Pony Camp's gorgeous new arrival as her pony for the week. She can't believe it when she then discovers that Hope came from a pony sanctuary. This makes her determined to give Hope all the love and care she can. And maybe she can come up with an idea to raise money for the sanctuary, too?
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For Holly, who slept, and Matt, who didn’t — with love xx
With special thanks to our cover stars, Eleanor and Sherbet, pony guru Janet Rising and our brill photographer, Zoe Cannon.
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Contents
Title Page
Dedication
Entry One: I’m at Pony Camp! It’s our free time after lunch and I’m starting this diary right now, ’cos I don’t want to forget all the amazing things that have happened so far!
Entry Two: After tea
Entry Three: Tuesday – I’m quickly writing this before the rescue centre visit
Entry Four: Before tea, sitting in the sunshine at the picnic tables outside the barn
Entry Five: We can do the event!
Entry Six:Wednesday – just after lunch
Entry Seven:Teatime
Entry Eight: Bedtime
Entry Nine:Thursday – in our morning break
Entry Ten: Bedtime
Entry Eleven: Friday – It’s the fun day today, and I’ve got everything crossed that it’ll go well!
Entry Twelve: Back at home! What an amazing day! Definitely my best ever!
Copyright
THIS DIARY BELONGS TO
Dear Riders,
A warm welcome to Sunnyside Stables!
Sunnyside is our home and for the next week it will be yours, too! My husband Johnny and I have two children, Millie and James, plus two dogs … and all the ponies, of course!
We have friendly yard staff and a very talented instructor, Sally, to help you get the most out of your week. If you have any worries or questions about anything at all, just ask. We’re here to help, and we want your holiday to be as enjoyable as possible – so don’t be shy!
As you know, you will have a pony to look after as your own for the week. Your pony can’t wait to meet you and start having fun! During your stay, you’ll be caring for your pony, improving your riding, learning new skills and making new friends. Add hacks in the countryside, swimming and games and you’re in for a fun-packed holiday to remember!
This special Pony Camp Diary is for you to fill with your holiday memories. We hope you’ll write all about your adventures here at Sunnyside Stables – because we know you’re going to have lots!
Wishing you a wonderful time with us!
I’m at Pony Camp! It’s our free time after lunch and I’m starting this diary right now, ’cos I don’t want to forget all the amazing things that have happened so far!
My mum was in even more of a tizz than usual because we ended up arriving late. As we only live about 30 miles away, I thought I’d be the first one here, but there were roadworks and then we got stuck behind a tractor for ages.
Anyway, when we finally got here Lydia, this lovely stable girl, welcomed us and told me she’d take my suitcase into the farmhouse so that I could go straight on to the yard and join the group. Mum came with me, and I was glad about that at first because when I saw all the other girls laughing and chatting I felt really nervous. But then she started doing her usual thing of fussing and worrying – like asking Jody, who runs Pony Camp, whether there’s fruit on offer every day and when bedtime is because I need my rest. “And please do make sure she actually goes to sleep rather than staying up chatting,” she added, sounding really bossy.
Well, I was absolutely melting with embarrassment. Then Sally the instructor came out of the office and Mum started telling her that I absolutely must wear my body protector for every lesson. Sally gave her a big smile and said of course all the girls do, and that there are very strict rules and procedures in place to keep us all safe. But everyone was staring at us.
Even worse, Mum turned to me and said (loudly!), “Hannah, you know how anxious I am about you being away on your own. Promise me you’ll stick to everything we discussed.”
“I promise,” I mumbled. It wasn’t the first time she’d mentioned safety and healthy food and getting enough sleep. She’d been talking about it all week, saying how I have to be extra careful to look after myself, much more than the other girls, and not to take any risks while riding.
Just then, Jody offered Mum a cup of tea, so she gave me a hug and they went off towards the farmhouse (thanks goodness!). Sally started telling us what we’ll be doing this week and when I finally dared to look up from the floor I found that some of the girls were giving me curious stares. I tried to give them a smile, but my mouth just went all wobbly and my stomach felt all jangly. It wasn’t the best start to Pony Camp, was it?
You know that saying about wrapping people up in cotton wool? Well, if Mum could I bet she’d actually get a gigantic ball of it and cover me from head to foot! I mean, I understand why she’s like this, because of me being ill all the time when I was younger – just with throat infections, but it was one after the other and I missed loads of school. I’m totally fine now, but Mum can’t seem to stop worrying.
So anyway, Sally finished talking and popped into the office and everyone round me broke into excited chatter. No one spoke to me at first and I felt like bolting off to hide in a haystack. But then these girls called Millie and Laura came over and said I’m sharing a room with them. They’re really nice and I hope we’ll all be in the same riding group! Actually, it’s Millie’s room we’re in because she’s Jody’s daughter and she lives at Sunnyside Stables (how lucky is that?!).
When Sally came back she got us all to introduce ourselves. There are two friends called Alice and Emma, who are both 9, and they’re sharing a room.
And in the other room there are these cool-looking girls called Becki, Shamila and Freya. They’ve come together too, and they’re all 11 and in the same class, and they’re really excited about starting high school after the holidays.
Then Millie had to go back in and get on with her maths holiday homework, and Sally showed the rest of us around the yard. As we went round, she told us all this safety stuff, like where everything is, and where to go if the fire alarm rings, and about always putting away brushes, and never running or shouting. I wished Mum could have heard all that, then she might have stopped worrying so much!
I can’t believe I’m actually here at Pony Camp! I mean, a whole week LIVING at a stables. I’m away from home by myself, I’ve got my own pony for the week, and I get to ride every day! It’s a dream come true!
Speaking of MY PONY (who I will reveal in a min!), next we went into a barn with all these gorgeous ponies in pens. It was so exciting making a fuss of them and wondering which ones we’d be paired up with. Laura and I kept looking at each other and grinning. Lydia was getting the ponies brushed down and tacked up ready for our lesson, and Sally said that from tomorrow we’ll be doing all that for ourselves – I can’t wait!
