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 carry two of you.’ Pippa smiled. ‘I’ll have a little slice then, please. I need to keep my strength up. It was hard work jumping Snowdrop today. Did I tell you how we cleared the wall? Mrs Woods said it was a perfect jump.’ Miranda, Pippa’s big sister, rolled her eyes. ‘Yes, but you’ve only told us about it six times.’ ‘Have I? I’m really excited and nervous about the riding school gymkhana tomorrow. It must be making me forgetful.’ Pony-mad Pippa MacDonald was on a seaside holiday with her mum, Miranda and little brother Jack. There was a stables nearby and at the start of the holiday Mum had secretly arranged for Pippa to have riding lessons there as a surprise. The stables had a pony called Snowdrop, named after a famous show pony.
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