Rosettes for Jill

There is always a slight moral dilemma in these books, since, being Properly Sporting, Jill and her friends strongly decry 'beastly pot-hunters' … but, on the other hand, if Our Heroine doesn't win a few ribbons then it rather undermines our belief in her riding ability. Anyway, this is mostly about poor Jill being, yet again, lumbered with a couple of un-horsey visitors – Jill is even more fannish about horses than most of us are fannish about fandom – who very soon decide that anything she can do, they can do, and better. The results are inevitable. There is a worrying moment for Black Boy here, but don't worry, he's all right.