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The Best Episodes of The Saddle Club

Every episode of The Saddle Club ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Saddle Club!

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The Saddle Club is a children's television series based on the books written by Bonnie Bryant Like the book series, the scripted live action series follows the lives of three teenage girls in training to

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 14 - Runaway (a.k.a. Over the Bit)
    9.4/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Runaway (a.k.a. Over the Bit)

    S1:E14

    Red's cousin Liam, begins lying to everyone he meets at Pine Hollow in an effort to fit in. He soon redeems himself when Lisa when has an acute attack of appendicitis.

    Director:Mandy Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 25 - Bridle Path (1)
    9.3/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Bridle Path (1)

    S1:E25

    In this episode, Lisa wants to win first place at a competition but the jumps are to high for her. When she first practices Prancer refuses to jump it and Lisa goes flying over the jump and she goes into a coma. Melanie teaches Camanche to take things of the top of his stall and Deborah asks her to give Mrs. Reg the wedding rings and when Camanche knocks it off the stall door Meliane thinks he ate them. Since Lisa is in a coma, Max and Deborah decide to postpone their wedding. Despite Carole and Stevie's attempt to wake Lisa up, it fails.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Saddle Club Season 2 Episode 10 - Running Free (1)
    9.3/10(17 votes)

    #3 - Running Free (1)

    S2:E10

    The Saddle Club befriend Raffael and his mother, both itinerant workers, who arrive at Willow Creek with Raffael's beautiful horse, Diablo. Then Raffael is accused of horse-theft by a local farmer. Melanie and Ashley set up a Pine Hollow news sheet complete with gossip column. Lisa begins to like Raffael. Diablo comes up missing and the girls, Phil, and Raffael set out to find him.

    Director:Mark DeFriest
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 22 - First Refusal
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    #4 - First Refusal

    S1:E22

    Much to Lisa's horror, Lisa's mother invites Veronica to stay with them while Veronica's parents are away. Carole and Stevie are hurt when Veronica tells them what Lisa wrote about them in her diary. Meanwhile, Deborah proposes to Max.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Saddle Club Season 2 Episode 11 - Running Free (2)
    8.7/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Running Free (2)

    S2:E11

    The Saddle Club help Raffael rescue his horse, but he is forced to offer Diablo for sale when his family's life savings are stolen. Mrs. Atwood buys Diablo for Lisa so Raffael will leave. Lisa is especially saddened by Raffael's departure. Lisa does the right thing and sets Diablo free to roam in the wild.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 7 - School Horse
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #6 - School Horse

    S1:E7

    Max reverses his decision to sell Prancer after the horse saves the girls from certain death by killing a poisonous snake.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 21 - Track Record
    8.5/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Track Record

    S1:E21

    When a barn fire damages the hayloft and endangers Max's horses, Max comes down hard on Red for his negligence, and Red quits. The Saddle Club girls must find a way to get Red back.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Saddle Club Season 2 Episode 17 - Tenderfoot
    8.5/10(19 votes)

    #8 - Tenderfoot

    S2:E17

    Carole, Stevie, and Lisa are worried when Belle comes down with a mysterious illness that even the new young vet can't diagnose. Red is left to manage Pine Hollow on his own. With everyone busy, Melanie and Ashley set out to ride an uncontrollable horse named Angel who seems to have a problem of running off with her rider.Then they get stranded in the middle of nowhere when they fall off Angel. The new vet saves Belle's life when he removes the painted wood from her leg.

    Director:Mark DeFriest
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 1 - The Saddle Club
    8.4/10(32 votes)

    #9 - The Saddle Club

    S1:E1

    On her first day at Pine Hollow Stables, Lisa Atwood is befriended by snobby Veronica diAngelo. However, when Lisa foils Veronica's plan to endanger Stevie Lake, Lisa proves to Stevie and Carole Hanson that she is best friend material after all.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 10 - Greener Pastures (1)
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Greener Pastures (1)

    S1:E10

    While working with veterinarian Judy Barker, Carole can't help but compare herself to her late mother, Karen. Carole is unable to deal with the loss of her mothe and is devastated when Veronica causes a fatal accident to her horse, Cobalt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 24 - High Horse
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #11 - High Horse

    S1:E24

    Everyone is surprised when a visiting "horse whisperer" praises Kristi for her natural talent. Kristi's swollen ego becomes unbearable when she is selected to star in a live sports segment for a kids TV show.

    Director:Mandy Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Saddle Club Season 3 Episode 1 - Back in the Saddle
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Back in the Saddle

    S3:E1

    The Saddle Club is challenged to a race by Veronica, who’s use of electronic devices to win the competition lead her into danger.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 2 - Work Horses
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Work Horses

    S1:E2

    As the Saddle Club plans to horsenap Prancer from her owner before he can sell the mare to the slaughterhouse, their plan suddenly changes when they discover poor Prancer has colic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 3 - Trail Ride (1)
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Trail Ride (1)

    S1:E3

    While on the Mountain Trail Overnight, Veronica develops a crush on Phil Marsten, but she soon discovers that he only has eyes for her rival, Stevie .So, in an attempt to get Phil's attention, Veronica endangers herself and her horse and winds up alone and unconscious on the trail.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 4 - Trail Ride (2)
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Trail Ride (2)

    S1:E4

    When Veronica's horse, Cobalt, returns to camp riderless, the Saddle Club along with Phil, put themselves in huge danger to rescue an injured Veronica.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Saddle Club Season 2 Episode 6 - Love is in The Air
    7.5/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Love is in The Air

    S2:E6

    Stevie and Phil's first date almost turns into disaster and Red coaxes Doroth'e into facing her demons and jumping Hugo again.

    Director:Mark DeFriest
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Saddle Club Season 3 Episode 7 - The Dutchess and the Donkey
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #17 - The Dutchess and the Donkey

    S3:E7

    When Stevie gets injured, Carole and Lisa offer to stop riding, out of solidarity. Stevie thinks this is a silly idea, but Veronica realises she can work the angle when she sees a magnificent racehorse brought to Pine Hollow. The horse is called Danville Dutchess, but Veronica knows she is really Temptation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Saddle Club Season 3 Episode 8 - All that Glitters
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #18 - All that Glitters

    S3:E8

    The Saddle Club happens upon a disused gold mine and hear its history from Jess’s grandfather, an ex-circus strongman called Orlando. Veronica heaps scorn on the old timer, so the Saddle Club resolves to teach her some manners … but things come unstuck.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 5 - Horse Shy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Horse Shy

    S1:E5

    Just as they are teaching Lisa to canter, the Saddle Club is caught in a sudden storm. This leaves Stevie and Carole stranded on a cliffside and Lisa to overcome her fear of cantering and ride for help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 6 - Mystery Weekend
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Mystery Weekend

    S1:E6

    Phil and his Pony Club come to Pine Hollow to participate in a mystery weekend to raise funds. However, they soon discover there is a real thief in their midst and the Saddle Club sets out to catch the culprit once and for all.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 8 - Star Quality
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Star Quality

    S1:E8

    The girls have to teach teenage heart-throb Skye Ransom how to ride to save his movie career.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 9 - Herdbound
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Herdbound

    S1:E9

    When Lisa's mother decides to enroll Lisa in a private boarding school, Carole and Stevie do everything they can to stop Lisa from attending it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 11 - Greener Pastures (2)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Greener Pastures (2)

    S1:E11

    With help from her father, Carole comes to terms with her mother's death and Cobalt's and is soon thrilled to learn that Delilah is pregnant with Cobalt's foal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 12 - Jumping to Conclusions
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Jumping to Conclusions

    S1:E12

    Stevie and Carole naturally blame Veronica when Lisa's school horse, Prancer, starts to act sluggish and unresponsive. However, Phil thinks he knows the true reason.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Saddle Club Season 1 Episode 13 - Set Up
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Set Up

    S1:E13

    The Saddle Club girls think that Deborah has asked Max to sell Pine Hollow Stables. They succeed in breaking up the couple, only to realize that Max's happiness is more important to them than any stable.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Runaway (a.k.a. Over the Bit)" is the best rated episode of "The Saddle Club". It scored 9.4/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Mandy Smith and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/16/2001. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Bridle Path (1)".