The Saddle Club
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| Also known as | Saddle Club |
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | Bonnie Bryant |
| Starring |
Keenan MacWilliam Sophie Bennett Lara Jean Marshall Heli Simpson (Season 1 - Season 2) Ariel Kaplan Marny Kennedy Aisha Dee (Season 3) |
| Opening theme |
Hello World Music (Season 1 - Season 2) "Hello World" (Season 3) |
| Ending theme | "Hello World" (Season 1 - Season 2) "Together We Are" (Season 2) "Wonderland" ("Show Ponies Part 2") Various songs (Season 3) |
| Country of origin |
Australia Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 78 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
Yarra Valley, Australia (Seasons 1-2) Daylesford, Victoria, Australia (Season 3) |
| Running time | 24 mins |
| Production company(s) |
Crawford Productions Connecticut Public Television American Public Television |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ABC TV (Seasons 1-2) Nine Network (Season 3) Disney Channel (Spain) Discovery Kids (United States) Boomerang (Latin America) PBS (2006–11) (United States) |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) (Seasons 1 to Sometimes 3) 1080i (HDTV) (Sometimes Season 3) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | April 30, 2001 – April 10, 2009 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Saddle Club is an Australian-Canadian children's television series developed by Sarah Dodd, based on the books written by Bonnie Bryant. Like the book series, the scripted live action series follows the lives of three best friends in training to compete in equestrian competitions at the fictional Pine Hollow Stables, while dealing with problems in their personal lives. This series debuted in 2001 and ended in 2009. The series revolves around the experiences of three girls, who form a club named "The Saddle Club" after recognizing their shared love for horse riding. Their rival is another young rider at the stables named Veronica DiAngelo. In Season 1, The Saddle Club are twelve years old. By the events of Season 3, The Saddle Club are fourteen years old.
Throughout the series, The Saddle Club navigates their rivalry with Veronica, training for competitions, horse shows, and the quotidian dramas that arise between friends and staff in the fictional Pine Hollow Stables. In each show, The Saddle Club prevails over its adversities, usually sending a message emphasizing the importance of friendship and teamwork.
The show was broadcast from 2001 until 2009, with 78 episodes in three seasons. The popularity of the series soon after its premiere on the ABC promoted international syndication, and it can now be seen in North America on, Horse Racing TV in Canada on YTV, and in the UK on Horse & Country. It currently (in 2013) is broadcast by the French children's specialty channel Gulli, dubbed into French. Regionally, the cast of the television series has released a series of music albums such as Friends Forever, On Top of the World, Secrets & Dreams and Hello World – The Best Of The Saddle Club, and has appeared in live performances such as the 2004 Sydney Royal Easter Show.
In 2007, a news release announced a casting call and the production of a third season, which was filmed from late 2007 to early 2008 and broadcast from September 29, 2008, to April 10, 2009. A new Saddle Club CD, Best Friends, was sold in Australia in stores and on The Saddle Club's website and in the USA and Canada as a digital download. Season 3 began on Discovery Kids in the US on February 22, 2009, and sneak views were shown on "Saddle Club Sundays" in December 2008. In Australia, the new series commenced on Channel Nine and WIN TV on March 7, 2009. The Saddle Club is available on Hulu in the US.
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