Rereading: RIDERS AND RAIDS by M. E. Atkinson

The fifth book in the Fricka series takes place, for a change, all at the country home, Combedene, of Fricka and her father the sculptor, who they call The Bear, and Fricka’s three cousins Hugo, Sugar, and Adrian, taken in by The Bear on the death of their parents. They are home from school after being exposed to whooping cough, and having a fine time. Fricka and Hugo are training their ponies for an upcoming show, Sugar is helping them, and Adrian is making up his own fun.

Fricka and Hugo also hunt with the local group, the Silverton Hunt, and Fricka wants to get them to hunt from Combedene, which has never happened because there aren’t many foxes in their area. Fricka plots to scare the local farmers into thinking there are foxes after their chickens, but then she’s in an accident, rescuing a terrier from an approaching car, is struck herself, and then laid up in the hospital with a concussion. Hugo and Sugar continue with a plan to get the Hunt to come to their home, but the plan keeps going wrong. Will they be able to do it as a gift for Fricka when she gets home?

Fun reading if you like stories about kids and animals, especially horses. Recommended.

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