Mallory and the Dream Horse

Mallory and the Dream Horse is the 54th book in The Baby-Sitters Club series by Ann M. Martin.

Back Cover SummaryEdit

Mallory loves horses. She loves reading about them. She loves writing about them. And most of all, she loves daydreaming about them.

Then Mallory's parents agree to let her take professional riding lessons. It's a dream come true! Mallory is so excited she can hardly concentrate at the BSC meetings anymore. But then the lessons begin and Mallory discovers that dreaming about horses can be a lot more fun than actually riding them.

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Ann M. Martin's Dear Reader LetterEdit

Dear Reader,

Mallory Pike loves horses, and when I was younger, so did I. I took riding lessons at a stable outside of Princeton, New Jersey, called Hasty Acres. My favorite horse was named Mr. Chips. He was very gentle, and I tried to ride Mr. Chips at every lesson. My least favorite horse was Sky High, who was as big as he sounds, and rambunctious, too. All year we prepared to appear in a show in the spring. And all year I tried to ride Mr. Chips at every lesson. However, when we were assigned horses to ride in the show, I was assigned Sky High. I was terrified! But I rode him anyway, and I won third place. Although I didn’t continue my riding lessons, I did continue to love horses. And every now and then, I still go out for a ride — most recently, while on vacation in Santa Fe.