Emily and The Water Jump: A Pony Club Story of Confidence, Friendship, and Finding Your Courage

July is a busy month in Looe.

The harbour is full of visitors, the days are warm and restless, and change seems to be everywhere. School is coming to an end, Pony Club lessons are stepping up, and Emma feels herself growing — quietly, steadily — alongside her beloved pony, Emily.

As cross-country approaches, one challenge begins to loom larger than the rest: the water jump.

Emily doesn’t like water.
Emma isn’t sure about falling again.

With gentle guidance, calm adults, and the steady support of family and friends, Emma learns that bravery doesn’t always mean pushing forward. Sometimes it means listening. Sometimes it means waiting. And sometimes, when things go wonderfully wrong, it means laughing together and trying again.

Set against the rhythms of a Cornish summer — from busy harbour days and cheeky seagulls to sheep gathering on the farm and a dramatic RNLI rescue — Emily and the Water Jump is a warm, reassuring story about trust, resilience, and growing confidence in your own time.

Perfect for young readers who love ponies, animals, and real-life adventures, this gentle chapter book also supports emotional literacy, confidence-building, and understanding responsibility. It is especially loved by Pony Club families, riding schools, and readers navigating change.

What readers will find inside:
• A relatable pony-and-rider partnership
• Reassuring handling of fear, falls, and trying again
• Humour that comes naturally from real moments
• Strong, calm adult role models
• Learning pages for schools and Pony Clubs
• A story that celebrates listening, trust, and belonging

Each Emily book follows a month in Emma and Emily’s life. While Emily and the Water Jump can be enjoyed on its own, it forms part of a gentle, seasonal series that grows with the reader.

July is about learning when to pause, when to trust, and when to take the next step — together.