Pony Tails

From the author of the bestselling Saddle Club books comes a series about three pony-crazy girls. May, Jasmine, and Joey are best friends and neighbors - and they're totally horse-crazy. When they aren't taking care of their ponies at home, they're riding them at Pony Club meetings at Pine Hollow Stables. But the trio is torn apart when Joey's family moves away and a new neighbor moves in. Odd things start happening at Joey's old house - lights flicker from inside, and strange noises come from the barn. Who is this new neighbor, and what's going on inside their friend's old house? It's up to these two best friends to find out!

There's more than one way to stop a bully Wil never misses a chance to pick on best friends Jasmine, May, and Corey about playing with their toy horses. Not only do the girls love their real ponies, they love to play with their toy ones, too. May decides it's time to teach Wil a lesson. But even though Jasmine's feelings are hurt, she wants May to leave Wil alone. When she begins helping Corey train her pony, Samurai, for the scavenger hunt at Pine Hollow Stables, she realizes there might be a better way to stop a bully.

Corey's pony has run away, and it's up to the Pony Tails to rescue him Corey's newly divorced parents are still working out which days Corey stays with each of them. Most weekends, Corey can be with her beloved pony, Samurai, and hang out with her best friends and neighbors, May and Jasmine. But this weekend, she is going to her dad's, so she has asked her fellow Pony Tails to keep an eye on Samurai. Corey hates to leave, but she knows that no one could take better care of him than her two best friends. Soon after Corey leaves, however, Sam disappears from his stall. May and Jasmine are desperate to find him. How could they have let Sam get away? The Pony Tails must solve the mystery of Samurai's disappearance and get him back before something terrible happens.

The Pony Tails get in the holiday spirit for two Christmas horse shows at Pine Hollow Stables As Christmas draws near, the Pony Tails get excited about two Pony Club holiday events at Pine Hollow Stables: the annual Starlight Ride on Christmas Eve and a special horse show to raise money for the local animal shelter. Both Corey and Jasmine have been practicing hard in hopes of being chosen to perform in a special presentation at the show. But when only Corey is selected to ride in the show, the girls' holiday cheer disappears. Jasmine feels left out, and Corey is embarrassed that she was chosen. Poor May is stuck in the middle. Will the three best friends be able to work things out before the night of the Starlight Ride? It may take a Christmas miracle!

May decides to prove to her big sisters that having a pony is not just for kids. Horses have always been the biggest part of May's life. Her father was a horse trainer and her mom rode too. Even May's best friends, Jasmine and Corey, share her passion for ponies. But ever since May's big sisters moved on to soccer and boys, they think her love of ponies is childish. Can she ever get her sisters to understand? Sometimes she wishes she were an only child like Jasmine and Corey. But when May is chosen to lead the Pony Parade at Pine Hollow Stables, she sees it as a chance to prove that she's not a little kid anymore.

Corey can't seem to control her pony-is she as good a rider as she thought? Corey, May, and Jasmine are all nervous about performing at the County Animal Rescue League fundraiser-it's for an important cause, and the audience will be huge. Corey has worked hard to get her pony, Samurai, ready for the demonstration-but when it's showtime, Samurai just won't seem to cooperate. Suddenly, Corey feels she may not actually be that good a rider. What other reason could there be for her frisky pony's refusal to obey her? The other Pony Tails know it can't be Corey's fault, and it's up to them to figure out what to do.

Jasmine gets to train with the best rider at Pine Hollow Stables - but there's one member of the club who is not happy about it. The Pony Tails' riding teacher, Max, has assigned each of the girls a "big sister" from the Pony Club to help them improve their skills. When Jasmine is assigned to Carole Hansen, the best rider at Pine Hollow Stables, the other girls are jealous - especially Erin Mosley. Erin doesn't think it's fair, and says she's going to make Jasmine sorry. Will her nasty schemes ruin Jasmine's chances of winning a blue ribbon? Not if the Pony Tails can help it!

When May's pony needs to recover from an injury, she helps her father train a new horse. May's pony, Macaroni, has a sore foot, and she can't ride him for a week or two. But May can't stay away from the stables - she's too pony crazy for that! She decides to help her father train his smart new pony, Zeus, and is so busy that she hardly misses riding Macaroni. But Macaroni is jealous, and May starts to feel left out herself when her best friends in the Pony Tails seem to forget about her. How can the girls get back into their old groove?

Ghost stories aren't the only things to be afraid of at the Pony Tails' big Halloween party The Pony Tails-Corey, May, and Jasmine-are planning a big party for Halloween, and Corey can't wait to host it. But in the days leading up to the event, Corey's pony Samurai starts acting strange. Samurai seems to get spooked whenever he is around a pony named Midnight-a gray who, according to some, could be bad luck. With black cats crossing their paths and the weather report calling for a big thunderstorm on the big night, the Pony Tails wonder if there's any truth to superstition. Will the girls be able to save their party from the spooky forces that seem to be all around them?

With a new baby around, Jasmine feels invisible-until a foal needs her help Jasmine is thrilled about becoming a big sister. She's even been practicing with a doll her parents gave her. But when baby Sophie comes, her parents seem to forget all about Jasmine. Pine Hollow Stables has also welcomed a new baby-an adorable foal with sweet eyes and soft hair, who needs a ton of love and attention. And Jasmine is up to the challenge.

Wild ponies aren't the only creatures living in the English countryside May and her family are traveling to England for vacation. She's going to miss her friends the Pony Tails and her pony Macaroni, but she can't wait to start exploring. May's big sisters, Ellie and Dottie, have been telling her stories about the pesky piskies of Cornwall-mischievous spirits who cause trouble. But luckily, Cornwall is also home to wild ponies, and May is determined to see one.  But when the girls head out to look for them, Ellie gets hurt. Could this be the work of the piskies?

When Corey's mom starts dating, Corey feels like her world is falling apart-can her best friends help?  Corey's parents are divorced, and her mom, Doc Tock, has started seeing a man with a daughter named Alice, who is Corey's age. But the two girls don't have a thing in common. Alice doesn't even like animals! She's nothing like Corey's Pony Tails pals. Everything seems to be going wrong for Corey until she realizes that someone is helping her with small tasks around the house-latching the gate to make sure the puppies don't get out, feeding the ponies, putting her bike in the garage. When Corey learns that it isn't Jasmine or May, she can't help but wonder about the identity of her secret friend.

Jasmine wants her first horse show to be perfect-but when everything starts going wrong, will she be able to keep her cool? Jasmine couldn't be more excited for her first horse show. But when her pony Outlaw stumbles and falls during a ride, the Pine Hollow veterinarian says that he needs rest. Without her pony, how can Jasmine compete? With the show approaching, Jasmine is a nervous wreck. Nothing is going the way she had hoped. But with the help of the Pony Tails, she learns that keeping it together under pressure can be just as important as beating the competition.

After May's terrible day, riding her pony will make everything better . . . won't it? May can't seem to do anything right. First, she happens to wake up Jasmine's baby sister from a nap. Then she accidentally lets a puppy out of his pen, making Jasmine's mom chase him all morning. Unintentionally, May seems to be causing problems for the people around her. She knows that a nice afternoon ride with her friend Joey will cheer her up, but she winds up getting into even more trouble. Now all of her friends think she has run away from home! Can the Pony Tails save May from this awful day?

Christmas is tough when your parents are divorced, but Corey has a plan to bring  everyone the merriest Christmas ever With the County Animal Rescue League preparing for its annual Christmas party, the Pony Tails are busy shopping for Christmas presents for all of the animals. But Corey is distracted. It's the first Christmas since her parents got divorced, and the only present she wants this year is for them to get back together. To make matters worse, Corey's mom has been spending a lot of time with Mr. Lee. Corey worries that Mr. Lee will propose, and then there will be no hope of her family reuniting. It may take a Christmas miracle for Corey to be happy this holiday season.

Jasmine is great at riding ponies, but she's about to learn that jumping can be especially challenging Jasmine and her friends the Pony Tails are crazy about animals-especially ponies. This year, Jasmine and her pony Outlaw are taking their first jumping lesson at Pine Hollow Stables, and she couldn't be more excited. All she can think about is jumping! But during the lesson, Jasmine falls off Outlaw going over the very first jump. She is disappointed, embarrassed, and scared. Will Jasmine and Outlaw ever learn to jump like pros?