The kids reminisce about the first day Sarah arrived at Horseland, and how they all assumed shed be a stuck-up snob like Chloe & Zoey, and how wrong they were.

When Alma skips several practices, she has a run of disappointing results in a fence-jumping event. She has trouble accepting responsibility for her failures, and tries to pass off the blame for her dismal performance. When Chloe wins a competition with a perfect score, Alma finally realizes she has no one to blame but herself.

When Molly takes a bad fall, she puts off getting back in the saddle again. When Sarahs horse Scarlet comes down with a potentially deadly illness, only Molly is available to ride to get help, and she must finally face her fears.

In her frustration with Chloe & Zoey, Alma gets a reputation for crying wolf which is only partly deserved. When she actually sees a wolf on a trail ride, no one will believe her. She goes back to get evidence that she was telling the truth and gets trapped by the wolf!

When Chloe & Zoey shirk their responsibilities on a trail ride/camping trip not filling the water jugs, not making sure the campfire is out - the result is a forest fire which puts everyone in jeopardy... especially them, because when the kids flee to a lake, it turns out the sisters cant swim!

Zoey is displeased with Mollys performance in a team event, and tricks the rest of her ride-mates into dropping Molly from the team. Molly is so hurt by being excluded, she decides to leave Horseland. Its up to Sarah and Alma to set things right again.

When Pepper gets hurt during a jumping exercise, Zoey turns her back on her, even talking of getting a new horse - although it is obvious to everyone else that Pepper will soon get well. The kids must help Zoey deal with her fear of being too attached to Pepper and then losing her.

When a casual remark by Chloe is misinterpreted, all of Horseland thinks shes mastered a complex series of jumps. They urge her to represent them at an upcoming competition. Chloe likes the attention shes getting and cant bring herself to correct the misunderstanding. But, when it comes time for the jumping event a very dangerous event Chloe comes clean and confesses the whole truth.

When Horseland must choose one rider to represent the stable in a big Western Riding competition, Chloe & Zoeys competitiveness is communicable, and soon even all four of our best friends are on edge. But after Chloe wins, now comes the hard part for everyone else: making up.

Sarahs positive attitude is sorely tested by a difficult dressage move a lateral step which she and Scarlet cant quite get. In time, Sarah loses patience and gives up on ever getting it right. But when the horses are trapped by a rapidly-moving river, the fancy move is their only way out. With patience, Sarah pulls it off and saves her friends.

Mollys friends from the city want to watch Molly compete, but Molly is worried that they will embarrass her because they wont know how to be good spectators. When they miss the bus stop, Molly drops out of the competition to go find them, and to her surprise, her Horseland friends not only drop out to help her - they love her city pals.

Baileys been put in charge for a day, and he lets it go to his head. He turns into a control freak and makes the other kids lives very difficult. The kids find a variety of ways of dealing with his attitude, until at last he realizes hes been behaving poorly.

When a new boy comes to Horseland, Bailey is delighted to have a guy his own age to pal around with, forgetting that he has three good friends already. The girls feelings are hurt until Bailey realizes the damage hes doing.