Pippa looked at the cake. It was filled with buttercream and topped with chocolate sprinkles, and it tasted delicious. ‘I’m not sure. If I eat too much then I might be too heavy for Snowdrop to carry me over the jumps tomorrow.’ Mum laughed. ‘Nonsense! Snowdrop’s a big strong horse. She could car...
A thick mist swirled around the trees, making it impossible to see more than a tail’s length ahead. Pippa took tiny steps, squinting to try to see her way. “Watch out,” Honey called, tossing her red-brown mane. Pippa stopped. A thick green bundle of vines, coarse like old rope, wound down from an...
Throwing the duvet back, she was out of bed even before she’d properly opened her eyes. In the enormous bed opposite hers, Princess Stardust was tossing about, thrashing her hooves and sobbing like a little foal. Pippa went to comfort her best friend. ‘Stardust, what’s wrong?’ ‘No,’ Stardust wail...
‘In all my life this wall has never been empty. I can’t believe that the horseshoes have been taken – and just before Midsummer Day too,’ said the stallion. He was a handsome animal – a copper-coloured pony, with strong legs and bright eyes, dressed in a royal red sash. The mare was a dainty ...
Snowdrop pricked up her ears and, snorting with excitement, she sped up. ‘Steady, girl,’ Pippa said, checking her with the reins. None of the other riders had ridden a clear round. Pippa and Snowdrop were the last to go and if they cleared the wall ...
She lay on her back, grateful for such a soft landing, listening to the thundering hooves of the retreating Night Mares as the horseflies chased them away. A tall wall of rectangular hay bales towered above her—the only part of the haystack that remained. The rest of it littered the ground in mes...
‘Here we are. Away ye go, me hearties,’ boomed Captain Rascal. ‘Away ye go,’ echoed the parrot. Pippa leaned forward but even when she scrunched her eyes up she couldn’t see a thing. How the Captain knew they’d arrived at the entrance to the tunnels was a mystery to her. ‘Where do we get off the ...
Princess Crystal was first, perfectly groomed and dressed in her best tiara, looking every bit the Queen-in-training. She was followed by her three brothers and three sisters, with Stardust, the youngest Royal Pony, at the end. ‘What a fuss,’ Storm said quietly. ‘I don’t know why I have to go to ...