"The Saddle Club" (2001)TV series 2001-2002

Directors:

Arnie Custo
Steve Mann
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Writers:

Jason Abelson (writer)
Kate Barris (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

6 January 2001 (Canada)

Genre:

Family

Plot:

The adventures of the girls in the saddle club.

Plot Keywords:

Kids And Family | Based On Book

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Nikolai Nikolaeff	...	Drew Regnery (17 episodes, 2003)
Sophie Bennett	...	Stephanie 'Stevie' Lake (8 episodes, 2001-2003)
Keenan Macwilliam	...	Carole Hanson (8 episodes, 2001-2003)
Lara Jean Marshall	...	Lisa Atwood (7 episodes, 2001-2003)

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Series Directed by
Mark Defriest		(4 episodes, 2003)
Arnie Custo		(unknown episodes)
Steve Mann		(unknown episodes)
Chris Martin-Jones		(unknown episodes)
Karinda Parkinson		(unknown episodes)
Peter Sharp		(unknown episodes)
Mandy Smith		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Sheila Prescott-Vessey		(4 episodes, 2001-2003)
Sarah Dodd		(4 episodes, 2003)
Bonnie Bryant		(1 episode, 2003)
Piers Hobson		(1 episode)
Jason Abelson		(unknown episodes)
Kate Barris		(unknown episodes)
Annie Beach		(unknown episodes)
Jutta Goetze		(unknown episodes)
Anita Kapila		(unknown episodes)
Cory Kinney		(unknown episodes)
John Reeves		(unknown episodes)
Lisa Steele		(unknown episodes)
Helen Steel		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Paul Bronfman	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2003)
Bruce Gordon	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2003)
Steve Levitan	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2003)
Nick McMahon	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2003)
Lynn Bayonas	....	producer (3 episodes, 2003)
Claire Henderson	....	executive producer: ABC (3 episodes, 2003)
Sarah Dodd	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Asabi Lee	....	associate producer: Discovery Kids (unknown episodes)
Tom Parkinson	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Stewart Wright	....	line producer (unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Peter Falk		(2 episodes, 2003)
Gary Moore		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Robert K. Sprogis		(3 episodes, 2003)
Jennifer Essex		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Louise Mitchell		(2 episodes, 2003)

Series Production Design by
Sally Shepherd		(1 episode, 2003)
Paddy Reardon		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Mandi Bialek-Wester		(12 episodes, 2001)
Marita Mussett		(2 episodes, 2003)

Series Set Decoration by
Rolland Pike		(2 episodes, 2003)

Series Costume Design by
Michael Chisholm		(2 episodes, 2003)

Series Makeup Department
Helen Magelaki	....	makeup artist / hair artist / ... (3 episodes, 2003)
Louise Monnington	....	assistant makeup artist (3 episodes, 2003)
José Luis Pérez	....	makeup supervisor (1 episode, 2003)

Series Production Management
Jim Woodside	....	executive in charge of production: Protocol (1 episode, 2003)
Jim Woodside	....	executive in charge of production: Protocol (1 episode, 2003)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nathan Croft	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 2003)
Wendy Gregory	....	third assistant director (3 episodes, 2003)
Karinda Parkinson	....	second unit director (3 episodes, 2003)
Stewart Wright	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2003)
Michael Agnew	....	second assistant director: second unit (2 episodes, 2003)

Series Art Department
Ross Murdoch	....	carpenter (4 episodes, 2001-2003)
Trent Pattison	....	stand-by props (3 episodes, 2003)
Clea Stapleton	....	art department runner (3 episodes, 2003)
Tao Weis	....	set dresser (3 episodes, 2003)
Daniel Ralph	....	art department runner (2 episodes, 2003)
Miriam Johnson	....	art department coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Kevin Howard	....	supervising sound editor (25 episodes, 2001-2002)
Gretchen Thornburn	....	sound recordist (3 episodes, 2003)
Hannah Harris	....	trainee boom operator (2 episodes, 2003)
Phillip Healy	....	sound recordist: second unit (2 episodes, 2003)
Ant Bohun	....	adr engineer (1 episode, 2003)
Alek Bromke	....	adr assistant (unknown episodes)
Richard Calistan	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Jason MacNeill	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Andrew G. Malcolm	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Steven Toepell	....	supervising sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Amanda Graver	....	stunt double (1 episode, 2001)
Chris Peters	....	safety supervisor / stunt coordinator (1 episode)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Jim Hunt	....	gaffer (8 episodes, 2003)
John Butcher	....	gaffer: second unit (5 episodes)
Kevin Campbell	....	focus puller: "b" camera (3 episodes, 2003)
Tim Delaney	....	key grip (3 episodes, 2003)
Greg De Marigny	....	focus puller: "a" camera (3 episodes, 2003)
Andrew Dunnmoore	....	gaffer (3 episodes, 2003)
Tommi Hacker	....	third electrician (3 episodes, 2003)
Robert Jolicoeur	....	best boy (3 episodes, 2003)
Ian McMillan	....	camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator (3 episodes, 2003)
Bruce Phillips	....	director of photography: second unit (3 episodes, 2003)
Ben Doudney	....	camera operator: "b" camera (2 episodes, 2003)
Gavin Head	....	focus puller: second unit (2 episodes, 2003)
Brendan Sly	....	assistant grip (2 episodes, 2003)
Cameron Dunn	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Peter Falk	....	director of photography: second unit (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Trish Elliot	....	casting associate (3 episodes, 2003)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bridget Dixon	....	costume stand-by (3 episodes, 2003)
Alison Fowler	....	costumer (3 episodes, 2003)
Frankie Hogan	....	costume supervisor (3 episodes, 2003)
Sally Pritchard	....	costume stand-by (3 episodes, 2003)

Series Editorial Department
Henry Karjalainen	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 2003)
Ben Dixon	....	post-production assistant (2 episodes, 2003)
Chris Mayo	....	video conform editor (unknown episodes)
Michelle Taddei	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Carol Matthews	....	script coordinator / assistant story editor (52 episodes, 2001-2003)
Graeme Farmer	....	story editor / executive story editor (26 episodes, 2003)
Drew Rhodes	....	location manager (12 episodes, 2001)
Rhonda Jayne Olson	....	executive story editor: Canada (4 episodes, 2003)
Louisa Bailey	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2003)
Daphne Ballon	....	executive: YTV (3 episodes, 2003)
Morran Elliot	....	continuity (3 episodes, 2003)
Alexandra George	....	riding double (3 episodes, 2003)
Sarah Haasz	....	executive: YTV (3 episodes, 2003)
Vicki Lucas	....	researcher (3 episodes, 2003)
Marty McCormack	....	wrangler (3 episodes, 2003)
Wayne McCormack	....	wrangler (3 episodes, 2003)
Jodie Mills	....	assistant to producer / production assistant (3 episodes, 2003)
Chelsea Priestly	....	riding double (3 episodes, 2003)
Graham Ware	....	horse master (3 episodes, 2003)
Amanda Wray	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 2003)
Daniel Bayonas	....	production runner (2 episodes, 2003)
Bonnie Bryant	....	executive consultant (2 episodes, 2003)
Kelly Davey	....	stable hand (2 episodes, 2003)
Kate Frost	....	riding double (2 episodes, 2003)
Julia Griffin	....	tutor (2 episodes, 2003)
Luey James	....	riding double (2 episodes, 2003)
Cheki Nolan	....	production runner (2 episodes, 2003)
Jacky Priestly	....	chaperone (2 episodes, 2003)
Anne Scott-Pendlebury	....	dialogue coach (2 episodes, 2003)
Trudy Talbot	....	production accountant (2 episodes, 2003)
Simone Waddington	....	lead tutor (2 episodes, 2003)
Vicki Ware	....	head wrangler (2 episodes, 2003)
Caledonia Connor	....	riding double (unknown episodes)
Amelia Corallo	....	riding double (unknown episodes)
Jaime Crichton	....	riding double (unknown episodes)
Gloria Goldsbrough	....	riding double (unknown episodes)
Ted Green	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Rebekah Harris	....	riding double (unknown episodes)
Graham Ware Jr.	....	horse trainer (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Sarah Kelly	....	special thanks (33 episodes, 2001-2003)
Vicki S.	....	thanks (9 episodes, 2001-2003)

Production Companies

• Crawfords Australia
• Protocol Entertainment

Distributors

• Allumination Filmworks (2001) (USA) (video)
• YTV

Runtime:

Australia:30 min | Australia:30 min (26 episodes) | Canada:30 min (22 episodes)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG | Australia:G | Denmark:A (video rating) | Finland:K-7

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Crawfords Australia

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Look Both Ways (2005)

Crap

I have to say, when I was younger I had a short obsession with The Saddle Club. Yes, I know, it's tragic. But now that I have grown up I can see what utter sh*t I left behind.

Firstly, okay, so I am not a horse fan so I find it mundane to sit through this girly, horsey sh*t. It's sad because I love animals (I like horses but all this Saddle Club stuff reeaaallly put me off).

This show is lame to the extreme. Really, it's for tweens, not all ages.

And as for it being filmed in Australia, well get over it people! We are just as much apart of the world as any other country. Our country has obvious beauty (as seen in the show). I suppose that is one of the only good things in the show.

Also, because it's good to see that the typical Australian has not been portrayed as some Slack-Jawed Yokel by the likes of Cletus from the Simpsons (except the Aussie version. The Simpsons rocks, by the way). We are just portrayed accurately as NORMAL PEOPLE, NOT UNLIKE YOURSELVES!!!

SHOCK, HORROR!

Okay, so the only one who can really act is Heli Simpson, Lara is not too bad either, but she is too dramatic at times and it looks pathetic. The rest of the cast is pretty sh*thouse.

All in all, young girls will like this show. I personally find it to be boring and stupid (especially the second season, the first at least did not have insipid story lines crammed into it).

My verdict: Craptacular!