List of The Saddle Club Characters - Minor Characters

Minor Characters

• Brian "Scooter" Mulcahy is a friend of basically everyone at Pine Hollow and works at the diner, JB's, where the riders often go to after a riding lesson. He often helps out at Pine Hollow in his spare time. The girls often go to him for advice. He seems to have a crush on Veronica, and is determined to find good in her. It appears that at the end of the second season, he and Veronica are having a romance. Scooter is The Saddle Club's manager since they formed a band. Scooter is from Dublin, Ireland. In the last episode we find out that his father owns half of Dublin, and he lives in one of his three castles. Like Mrs. Reg, Scooter gives good advice. Everybody at Pine Hollow likes Scooter because of his happy-go-lucky nature. He loves a laugh and is very good company, and will stop you working at the drop of a hat. He is employed around Pine Hollow to install a computer system and as a general 'gofer'. Scooter loves computers because he reckons they can do your thinking for you while you get on with other schemes. Scooter has big dreams of writing a program which will open the door to wealth, fast cars and wall-to-wall computer games. In the meantime, he wants to be the manager of The Saddle Club's band. Carole, Stevie, and Lisa will do the hard work while he does the hard bargaining. That way everybody wins especially him. He is always looking for some hot deal to make and he pretends to be an expert in fields he knows nothing about. And he uses words like 'entrepreneur', 'marketing strategies' and 'entertainment industry' when he is trying to set up a deal for the girls singing career, and it is really just talk. Scooter is often the voice of reason for Veronica. At the end of Season 2, he and Veronica share a kiss. Scooter later reviles to Veronica that he's thinking of going home to Ireland to visit his family. After Season 2, Scooter isn't seen or mentioned again.

• Dorothée Doutey is a seventeen-year-old Junior Champion from Paris, France, but at first, she comes across as cold because her mind is clouded with doubt about her own riding abilities. A serious fall in a riding accident broke her pelvis and set back her career while she spent eight weeks in the hospital. Even the judges of the event felt she pushed her horse, Hugo, far too hard, and that caused the accident. Her parents sent her to Pine Hollow with Hugo, hoping to help bring her out of her psychological shell. Dorothée limps when she walks, and it is very hard to get to know her due to her doubt and shattered self-confidence, but she is not as bad as she seems. She gets invited to join the French Olympic Team and she goes to ride in the Olympics. She seems to have a crush on Red. In the books Dorothée's last name is DeSoto and because of her accident, she can never ride again and she sells Topside to Max. However, she starts training horses and marries her British boyfriend Nigel. Dorothée's favorite color is White.

• Drew Regnery is Max's cousin, Deborah's cousin-in-law, and Mrs. Reg's nephew. He comes to Pine Hollow to help while Max is away in France for three months. Drew learned how to ride on Pepper and he has a degree in business. Drew always thought that Bob Cawlin was a bit nuts when he was a kid, indicating that Max, Drew, and Bob have known each other ever since they were kids. The Regnerys, David McLeoud, and The Cawlin's are enemies and they hate each other. He has an entrepreneur's spirit and has always thought that Pine Hollow could be better run. His desire to put Pine Hollow on a more business-like footing leads him into forging a partnership with Veronica's father, Mr. diAngelo. But he is also a sunny-natured person, so he doesn't make any sweeping changes to begin with. Drew's stern, but with a soft side. He is a colorful character, a little complex, but very human. Drew thinks that Veronica is strange. Drew's had a bad shoulder for years and he has a chiropractor in the city. Drew's real name is Andrew, but everyone calls him Drew. After Season 2, Drew isn't seen or mentioned again.

• Miss Amelia is the new riding instructor at Pine Hollow. We meet her in "Back In The Saddle". She's mean and except for Veronica everyone hates her. Miss Amelia yells at everyone except for Veronica. She seems to like Veronica better than the other students at Pine Hollow. They talk about firing her in "Moving On Part 2", but Miss Amelia saves Max and Mrs. Reg the trouble when she quits after a run-in with Trouble, much to the annoyance of Veronica. Miss Amelia uses a clicker to get the students attention. Miss Amelia sucks the fun out of everything though she came highly recommended. Miss Amelia wasn't happy at Pine Hollow. After "Moving On Part 2", Miss Amelia isn't seen again, and after "Don't Give a Hoot", she isn't mentioned again. Miss Amelia went to teach riding lessons somewhere else.

• Ashley "Chewie" Becker is the new waiter at JB's. In the books the name of the diner is Tastee Delight, but for short the girls call it TD's.

• Colonel Mitch Hanson is Carole's father and Dr. Hanson's husband. Colonel Hanson is in the army and he and Carole move all the time. Colonel Hanson is often the voice of reason for Carole. He gives good advice, but is very strict about the way that Carole, Stevie, and Lisa dress in Season 2. In Season 3, Colonel Hanson is re deployed and it looks like Carole will have to leave The Saddle Club and Starlight behind, but he arranges for Carole to live with Max and Mrs. Reg instead of her Aunt Penny. In the books Colonel Hanson and Stevie are friends and they'll swap bad jokes with each other much to the annoyance of Carole and Lisa.

• Dr. Karen Skye Hanson is Carole's mother and Colonel Hanson's late wife. Dr. Hanson was a vet and Carole promised to follow in her footsteps when she was five. Dr. Hanson died from cancer before the series began. Dr. Hanson was focused, determined, stubborn, and passionate. Dr. Hanson always knew what to say to Carole. When Dr. Hanson graduated from Vet School her mom gave her a vet kit. Colonel Hanson passed along the vet kit to Carole because Dr. Hanson wanted her to have it. Dr. Hanson was one of the best vets that Dr. Judy ever saw. In Season 3 we learn that Dr. Hanson's middle name was Skye.

• Eleanor Atwood is Lisa and Melanie's mother. Mrs. Atwood is a social climber who puts too much pressure on Lisa. She's a strict stuck up parent who doesn't approve of Lisa's friendship with Carole and Stevie. When the girls first met Mrs. Atwood got off on the wrong foot with Carole and Stevie after she almost ran over them. She hates horses and only wants what's best for her daughters. Mrs. Atwood likes Veronica. She is very socially conscious even though the family doesn't have a lot of money. She dresses Lisa and Melanie in designer, color co-ordinated clothes like models in magazines. Mrs. Atwood admires the DiAngelo family because of their prominent place in the Willow Creek elite society. Mrs. Reg has described her as worse than a mare with her first foal. Mrs. Atwood lives her life through Lisa and she wants her daughter to be the best at everything. In the books, Mrs. Atwood is a model at the mall, she and her husband, Mr. Atwood, get a divorce, and she likes Carole and Stevie instead of Veronica. In the "Pine Hollow" series, Lisa and Mrs. Atwood almost move to New Jersey, but then she decides that it's better for them to stay in Willow Creek. In "Running Free Part 2", Mrs. Atwood buys Diablo for Lisa so that Rafael will move to Sweet Water. Mrs. Atwood is overprotective of Lisa and she'll make choices for her oldest daughter without asking what Lisa wants. In Season 3, when it looks like Carole will be leaving Pine Hollow, Mrs. Atwood plans to buy Starlight for Melanie.

• Sam is a student at Pine Hollow and Megan's best friend. He blames himself for Cobalt's accident after he challenges Veronica to a jump off in "Greener Pastures Part 1". Sam rides Pepper until Stevie gets Belle. He then rides Comanche in "Found Horse Part 2" until the end of Season 1. Sam's favorite color is Grey. After Season 1 Sam isn't seen or mentioned again.

• Megan is another student at Pine Hollow and Sam's best friend. Megan's favorite color is Pink. After "Join Up" Megan isn't seen or mentioned again.

• Dr. Judy Barker is the local vet. Dr. Judy takes care of the horses at Pine Hollow. Carole wants to be like her mom and Dr. Judy. When Dr. Judy was five she wanted to be a cat, but she promised to become a vet when she was six. Sometimes Dr. Judy forgets that Carole's just a kid. In the books Dr. Judy is married to Alan Barker and he's her assistant.

• Frank diAngelo is Helen's husband and Veronica's dad. Mr. diAngelo is a rich business man who spoils Veronica. In Season 2 after Mr. diAngelo makes some bad investments and the stock market goes down his family loses their fortune. It's hinted that the diAngelos get the family fortune back in Season 3.

• Helen diAngelo is Frank's wife and Veronica's mom. Mrs. diAngelo will often go to business meetings and have lunch with her co-workers to discuss business. After Season 1 Mrs. diAngelo isn't seen or mentioned again.

• Whitney Richards is Murray's mom and Private Richard's wife. Whitney and Colonel Hanson briefly dated until "Horse Knapped".

• Dee Marsten is Phil's mom. Besides Phil Mrs. Marsten and her husband have daughters. Mrs. Marsten invites The Saddle Club to her family's BBQ against Phil's wishes.

• Jake is Red's lazy best friend and Veronica's main love interest. Jake is more interested in music than horses. Red gets Jake a job as a stable hand at Pine Hollow in "Jumping to Conclusions". Jake has a crush on Deborah. Phil asks Jake for help when he wants to ask Stevie out. After causing a barn fire at Pine Hollow and letting Red take the blame Jake quits working at Pine Hollow. After "Track Record" Jake isn't seen or mentioned again.

• Gus is Danville Duchess's owner. He brings her to Pine Hollow for some rest before a big race. Gus keeps Danville Duchess at Pine Hollow so that she can stay with Trouble.