Team Training

Tilly's Pony Tales #2

by Pippa Funnell

Tilly Redbrow doesn't just love horses - she lives, breathes and dreams them too!

Tilly is elated that she and her beloved horse, Magic Spirit, have been selected to train for the British Equestrian Junior Squad. It's like a dream come true. She is looking forward to spending a week at top event rider, Livvy James' yard and being taught by a professional. Together with her team mates Anna, Ben and Kya, they start their days early and finish late working in the yard, getting to grips with stable management and riding with Livvy. It's not easy, there's a lot to learn and the strain begins to show with jealousy and rivalries that threaten to break the team as they all try to earn a place in the limelight.

Packed with expert advice from champion rider and Grand Slam winner, Pippa Funnell, on everything you ever wanted to know about horses, and perfect for all fans of NATIONAL VELVET and Lauren St John's One Dollar Horse trilogy.

129 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 21, 2014

Reviews

[Marlee · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’m not sure if by skipping the first book in this series and starting right at the second book, that possibly left us missing a bunch of information. I usually find with books for young children, it doesn’t matter too much if one doesn’t read the whole series. My daughter and I however found it confusing that Tilly’s mom was only ever referred to as Brook’s mom. We couldn’t figure out if Tilly and Brook were actually half siblings or step siblings, though no mention of this was made. Even if it was tilly and the mom speaking, she was always referred to as brook’s mom. Further, the whole book was told from tilly’s perspective except for one half page in which it randomly switched without explanation. My daughter and I did not understand this. It was not a diary or speaking or anything like that. It just suddenly switched and then switched right back as though it was an accident that had not been corrected. Further, the story really wasn’t wrapped up at all. It was an extremely odd place to end it. Maybe that is how this series goes. But really, nothing was truly resolved. I didn't enjoy this book much. The writing was extremely weak. My daughter and I often read kids’ books that hold little interest for an avid adult reader, but this was subpar even to those.