Nutty was silent with surprise, but she agreed and a week ater they met for their first lesson. Nails was angry most f the time because he hated taking orders from anyone But the learnt quickly, and Nutty agreed to continue with the lessons. Two weeks later, one afternoon after school, the teacher from the riding school came to look at the knackers hoese . The horses were taken out and the boys walked them up and down while the teacher watched. "You must be crazy!" she cried to Sam Sylvester. "You can't use these horses. You'll have to use mine, and with the lesson, that'll cost you fifty pounds a week, from now until the summer!