'The Saddle Club' is a children's television series based on the books

The Saddle Club (books)

The Saddle Club is a series of intermediate children's books published by Bantam Books between 1986 and 2001. The series was created by a publishing house using the contract writing services of self-professed equestrian novice Bonnie Bryant. Many titles were also written by ghostwriters...

 written by Bonnie Bryant

Bonnie Bryant

Bonnie Bryant is an American author of children's and young adult books. She is best known for authoring the intermediate horse blok series The Saddle Club, which was published by Bantam Books from October 1988 until November 2001.-The Saddle Club:The Saddle Club chronicles the adventures of...

 and is an Australia/Canada co-production. Like the book series, the scripted live action series follows the lives of three teenage girls in training to compete in equestrian

Equestrianism

Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...

 competitions at the fictional Pine Hollow Stables, while dealing with problems in their personal lives. This series debuted in 2001 and ended in 2003. However, due to popular demand the series was renewed for a season 3 with new actors since the oiriginal ones were too old.