Caroline’s cousins have several surprises for her. They have a plan. It involves a horse. And a side-saddle. And someone who will ride the horse side-saddle to glory in the showring. All they need to do now is get Caroline to be that person, but Caroline is not keen; not keen at all. Even the eccentric but eminently practical help of Mr Marmalade the side-saddle expert does not seem as if it will be enough.
Caroline Akrill has been a riding school proprietor, an equestrian journalist, a publisher and a hotelier. She lives in Suffolk. You can talk to Caroline on Facebook.