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Reithof Dreililien is a ten-part series of novels by Ursula Isbel , which was published between 1983 and 1994.

From 1989 the series was also released as an audio drama on cassette by Karussell . The first three episodes were reissued in 2008 by Universal Music .

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The protagonist of the series is called Elinor and is 15 years old in the first book. She lives in Munich, alone with her father, since her mother died a few years ago. When her father goes out with a woman for the first time since her mother's death, Elinor is angry and jealous and is afraid that Kirsty, the new friend's name, will take her father away from her.

Kirsty inherited a house in the country from her aunt and when they all go on vacation there, Elinor is anything but enthusiastic at first, but then she meets Jörn and Matty, who live and be friends with their parents at the Dreililien stud farm next door deal with them. She also likes the country life surprisingly well and so she decides to come with her when her father tells her that he and Kirsty want to move to the country and not stay in a boarding school in Munich, which he offers her as an alternative.

Soon she spends every free minute on Dreililien and her new friends Matty and Jörn only call Nell, as she is called throughout the book series.

The problems with Kirsty soon resolve and Nell finds her first love in Jörn. Since the stud is in financial difficulties, the friends decide to open a riding school on Dreililien. They receive support from the young riding instructor Mikesch, the farmer's daughter Carmen, the riding student Roddy, who later meets with Carmen, and Matty's friend Maja. In the course of the book series there are also a few other characters.

The ten volumes deal with how the young people cope with their everyday life together and extend over a total of four years. It is not only about the problems of a stud like horse diseases, financial worries and the loss of animals, but also about general issues such as love, friendship, jealousy and death. Reithof Dreililen became so popular as a book series precisely because it is not limited to horse topics, but rather contains an exciting and emotional book series for young people.

What is also special about the books is that the young people deal a lot with politics and the destructive actions of people. For example, the Chernobyl reactor disaster and the cruel keeping of animals in cramped stables out of greed for profit are discussed. In the book series, the advantages of ecological living and peaceful interaction with one another and tolerance towards other people are often emphasized. Again and again the protagonists take to the streets for their opinions and take part in demonstrations.

There is a lot going on in the ten volumes and the series is not properly closed because the last volume does not bring all of the storylines to an end. On the contrary: The tenth volume contains many points of contact for further stories, but Ursula Isbel did not continue the series after that. In the case of radio plays, they thought up three more episodes themselves to bring the series to a better end. One notices clearly with these episodes that they did not come from Ursula Isbel's pen, since the actions there correspond to many views that the protagonists previously rejected. In the last episode, for example, a horse show is held, which has always been described as cruelty to animals in the books.

Character overview

A brief overview of the characters and their speakers in the radio play.

Surname Speaker in a radio play
Nell (Elinor)

Nell is 15 years old in the first volume and is described as petite with fiery red hair. At first she is afraid of horses, but soon she is very fond of animals and soon has her own horse, which she saves from the knacker. Although she lived in the city for 15 years, she quickly discovered her love for the country life and doesn't want to live anywhere else.

Alexandra Doerk
Jörn

Jörn is 18 years old at the beginning and is just about to finish school. He is the eldest son on Dreililien and is burdened with a lot of responsibility, but he loves the farm and the horses too much to avoid it. Jörn can be very closed and a real loner, but that gets much better when he gets together with Nell and she helps him to open up. It is the first great love for both of them. Later Jörn decides that he would like to become a veterinarian.

Radio play 1–5 Nicolas König , then Marc Degener
Matty

Matty is 15 years old just like Nell at the beginning. While Nell falls in love with Jörn, Matty is more like a brother to her and the two talk about almost everything. Like Jörn, Matty is very fond of animals and has a lot of responsibility for his age. He has clear views on the subject of animal handling and environmental protection, which he also vehemently defends. When they offer riding holidays for the first time at Christmas, Matty falls in love with the riding student Maja.

Christian Stark
Richard

Richard is Nell's father. After the death of his wife he lived alone with his daughter for a few years before he met Kirsty and realized his dream of a life in the country with her. They later get married and have a daughter together.

Gerd Hinze
Kirsty

Kirsty is Richard's second wife and inherited from her aunt the house in the country where the family is moving. She has a small pottery workshop with which she makes a living. Although her initially very hostile to Nell, Kirsty has a lot of understanding for her and eventually becomes a close confidante for her stepdaughter.

Hilde Krekel
Kathrienchen (Katharina)

Kathrienchen is the daughter of Richard and Kirsty and Nell's half-sister. She is born in the first winter after the family moves to the country.

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Carmen

Carmen's parents have a farm not far from Dreililien that she will one day take over. She has known Matty and Jörn for a long time and often comes to Dreililien to ride. She is described as chubby, with red-blonde hair and soon becomes a very good friend for Nell, whom she can always rely on. At first Carmen is in love with Jörn, but later she meets Roddy.

Kerstin Draeger
Mikesch

When Dreililien became a riding school, Mikesch started there as a riding instructor. In the first book he is around 28 years old and is described as incredibly handsome. His father is a well-known racing team owner, but he doesn't get along well with him. So he knows a lot about horses and soon becomes indispensable as a riding instructor on the farm. But also as a friend and confidante for the others he soon assumes an important role, as he often sees things a little more clearly with his age and often has some saving advice ready, especially for Nell.

Radio play 1–3 Marc Degener, then Thomas Naumann
Gesine

In the fifth volume, Gesine moves into an old farmhouse near Dreililien. She earns her living as a weaver and comes to the farm to learn to ride. Gesine is Mikesch's age, the two have similar interests and will soon become a couple.

Daniela Reidies
Pauli

Pauli is an old man whom Jörn meets during his community service in the hospital and whom Gesine takes in later.

Hans-Joachim Kilburger
Helge

When Jörn starts his community service and can't help out that much on the farm, Mikesch hires Helge as a groom. Helge has a criminal record for burglary and is very closed. After a while, he begins to open up, but remains aloof and suspicious.

Michael Lott
Maja

When Maja comes to Dreililien for a riding holiday, she not only falls in love with the farm and the horses, but also with Matty. Unfortunately, she lives a long way away, which both of them suffer a lot from, but from then on she comes to the farm as a temporary worker. She later leaves school prematurely and begins training as a horse host on Dreililien.

Steffi Kindermann
Sepp

Sepp has a farm near Dreililien, but it doesn't shed enough, so he earns a little extra on the stud as a stable boy.

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Hopfi (Mrs. Hopfwieser)

Hopfi lives very close to the farm and as a housekeeper on Dreililien earns something on top of her pension.

Wika Krauts
Roddy (Christian)

Roddy gets his nickname because, according to Nell, he looks like Rod Stewart. At first he only comes to Dreililien as a riding student, but soon becomes a good friend for Nell and the boys, who also helps a lot and lends a hand. Roddy falls in love with Carmen and the two become a couple.

Tobias Pauls

List of published volumes

Anthology

List of radio plays (Verlag Karussell)

  • The happiness of this earth ( Volume 1, ISBN 3-8291-2231-4 )
  • The days of roses ( Volume 2, ISBN 3-8291-2232-2 )
  • The spring of life ( Volume 3, ISBN 3-8291-2233-0 )
  • Summer in the valley (episode 4)
  • The wind sings old songs (episode 5)
  • A world of its own (eps. 6)
  • When miracles happen (eps. 7)
  • Life goes on (eps. 8)
  • We love nature (eps. 9)
  • Homesickness for the horses (eps. 10)
  • A world for horses (eps. 11)
  • When summer goes (episode 12)
  • Through the ages (episode 13)
  • Under the spring moon (eps. 14)
  • Stormy Times (eps. 15)
  • Back to nature (eps. 16)
  • Experiences for life (eps. 17)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reiterhof Dreililien at hoerspiele.de  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.hoerspiele.de  
  2. ^ Reithof Dreililien at Universal Music
  3. ↑ Overview page to horse farm Three lilies series on book-info.com
  4. ↑ Overview page to horse farm Three lilies series on book-info.com