"Doodle" 

Chapter one 

I had really not wanted to go riding that day as it was freezing, but mum had shoved me out of the door, saying that it would be nice and I would like riding in the cold. Fat chance! 

When we got to the stables, I went off to the others on Saturday Club while mum went to pay. 

"Emma! You will never guess what happened!" Lucy spurted out to me. 

"What?" I asked, my teeth chattering so much I thought I would need false ones soon. 

"Teresa bought a new pony!" Lucy signaled to me to follow her. 

"Isn't he beautiful? And he's for loan!" 

"Really?! Oh no! Mum said I can't loan one 'till the summer hols." 

"Mine too. Anyway, Rachel told me all about him. he's a NF gelding, eight years old, 14hh. And of course, obviously chestnut. His name is doodle. Everyone's been asking to ride him, but I want to ride Missie." 

"I'm going to ride him. Rachel said I could." Poppy announced. 

"No, she said she would think about it." Lucy corrected. 

"Everyone on the Saturday club, come here!" shouted Rachel. 

"Alright. Lucy, who do you want to ride?" 

"Missie." 

"Go stand next to her then. And I guess everyone else wants to ride Doodle, right?" 

"Yes!" said in unison. 

" I don't mind who I ride." I mumbled to Rachel. 

"Then you can ride Doodle." 

"Why does she get to ride Doodle, she doesn't care who she rides, put her on star!" they all moaned.

"If they all want to ride Doodle, I'll ride someone else, Rachel."

"No. They don't get who they want if they moan. Go stand next to Doodle."

By Emma Fernell

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