Suitabook

Horse Mad Whispers Horse Mad

Kathy Helidoniotis

Reading: You could read together through the recovery and riding parts, pausing to check how Ash's experiences are landing; then follow how her friends develop their club idea.
Themes: Ash's recovery and horsemanship: Ash learns natural horsemanship after an accident involving Lightning, then works to overcome her fear of riding. The overview links recovery with learning to understand horses, but does not show how the story evaluates that process.
Online and school conflict: Ash faces a cyber bully while an anti-horse campaign at Linley grows. These conflicts form part of Ash's difficulties, but the overview does not establish how the story treats the people involved or resolves the conflict.
Keeping the riding club going: When the riding club's land is earmarked for development, Ash, Becky and Pree plan a polocrosse club and regional competition. The friends' plan is presented as an attempt to save the club; whether it succeeds, and how the development issue is treated, remain unclear.
Worth knowing: The plot includes an accident that badly injured Ash, an online bully, and a meeting where she speaks up to try to save Lightning. The detail and emotional intensity are unclear.