Horse Trade (13 page)

“Let’s hit that trail, No-Name.”

All of Stevie’s worries were gone. This was the best day of her life, and she was going to enjoy every second of it. She couldn’t wait to get out on that trail.

“Just one thing, No-Name,” she said as she hoisted the saddle and blanket onto her back. “Don’t even think about weeds.”

B
ONNIE
B
RYANT
is the author of more than a hundred books about horses, including The Saddle Club series, Saddle Club Super Editions, the Pony Tails series, and Pine Hollow, which follows the Saddle Club girls into their teens. She has also written novels and movie novelizations under her married name, B. B. Hiller.

Ms. Bryant began writing The Saddle Club in 1986. Although she had done some riding before that, she intensified her studies then and found herself learning right along with her characters Stevie, Carole, and Lisa. She claims that they are all much better riders than she is.

Ms. Bryant was born and raised in New York City. She still lives there, in Greenwich Village, with her two sons.