Intent on keeping Carole from moving to the city, Stevie and Lisa try to un-arrange Carole's accommodation with her Aunt Penny only to be found out by Colonel Hanson. Unable to leave Starlight behind, Carole resolves to runaway with her horse. When Lisa and Stevie eventually find her, Carole urges them to camp out so her father and Mrs. Reg can't find them. Lisa and Stevie agree and begin to help Carole build a corral for their horses. When Mrs. Reg and Colonel Hanson finally track down the Saddle Club, what the Colonel sees makes him realize he can't tear his daughter from her friends or her horse. A goodbye party at JB's quickly turns into a celebration, when Carole announces she will be staying as Pine Hollow's first live-in border. The Saddle Club and other Pine Hollow students are ecstatic, but Veronica is less than impressed. Meanwhile Simon fakes an injury to get out of riding a horse but Miss Amelia sees through his scheme. And Miss Amelia resigns much to the relief of Max who now doesn't have to fire her.