▁Mal ory ▁O ' Ne il . ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁r iding ▁less ons , ▁D yl an ▁hopes ▁to ▁be ▁r iding ▁Mor ello , ▁but ▁is ▁assigned ▁to ▁ride ▁another ▁horse . ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁r iding ▁less on ▁she ▁is ▁assigned ▁to ▁Mor ello , ▁and ▁is ▁told ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁p ony ▁she ▁r ides ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁Mal ory ▁is ▁given ▁Hard y ▁to ▁ride . ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁book , ▁Mal ory ▁announ ces ▁that ▁she ' s ▁leaving ▁Ch est nut ▁Hill . ▁Des perate ▁to ▁clear ▁things ▁up ▁with ▁her , ▁D yl an ▁persu ades ▁her ▁to ▁stay . ▁Then ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁book , ▁the ▁team ▁tri als ▁take ▁place ▁and ▁the ▁Junior ▁J ump ing ▁Team ▁is ▁Ele an or ▁D ixon , ▁Oliv ia ▁Buck ley , ▁Lyn sey ▁Harrison ▁and ▁Mal ory ▁O ' Ne il . ▁The ▁reserve ▁r ider ▁is ▁D yl an ▁Wal sh . ▁ ▁" M aking ▁Str ides " ▁- ▁Ali ▁takes ▁Mal ory ▁and ▁D yl an ▁to ▁a ▁stable ▁near ▁Chen ey ▁F alls ▁to ▁buy ▁some ▁new ▁horses . ▁Mal ory ▁becomes ▁attached ▁to ▁a ▁young , ▁afraid ▁horse ▁named ▁Ty b alt ▁who ▁Mal ory ▁thinks ▁is ▁her ▁grand par ents ▁neighb ours ▁horse . ▁She ▁tal ks ▁Ali ▁into ▁bu ying ▁Ty b alt ▁along ▁with , ▁Winter ▁Wonder land ▁" W inn ie " ▁and ▁Fox y