A new friend helps Meg to realise that appearances aren' t always what they seem in this exciting new addition to Tanya Landman' s delightful horse-riding series. A new friend helps Meg to realise that appearances aren' t always what they seem in this exciting new addition to Tanya Landman' s delightful horse-riding series. When Meg and Merlin go to the local horse show they enter the Handy Pony class - a fun test of how well horse and rider work together. Meg is looking forward to it until stuck-up Sam Houseman - a girl from school - rides into the ring. Meg' s day seems ruined. But then she discovers that people, like ponies, can sometimes be very surprising . Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 7.