Dressage to Win (2008)
Synopsis
Dressage to Win is a nine-episode Hong Kong television series created by TVB in celebration of the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing. The series revolves around 12 students attending horse-riding school in the hopes to get a scholarship to go to England. Dressage to Win is part of the Four Leaf Clover TVB series and guest stars many TVB actors and singers throughout.
First Air Date: 2008-06-16
Last Air Date: 2008-06-30
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 11
Networks: TVB Jade
Top Cast
- Ken Hung Cheuk-Lap as N/A
- Michelle Wai Si-Nga as N/A
- Carlos Chan as N/A
- Lo Chung-Him as N/A
- Katy Kung as N/A
- Ken Hung as N/A
- Wylie Chiu as N/A
- Gilbert Lam Wai-San as N/A
- Andy Hui Chi-On as N/A
- Mandy Lieu as N/A
Seasons
Season 1 (2008)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Episode 1
BEN and MICHELLE were once a pair of young lovers, they broke up due to some minor misunderstandings. Years later, they meet again at an equestrian skill school. They also get to know other like-minded friends, MARY, MEI MEI, KIMMY, PHOEBE, RENEE, KIMASA, BOY, NEL, PETER and HIM. All these youngsters work very hard to achieve the “STAR OF THE FUTURE” scholarship in order to take the advanced courses in England. As well as becoming an Olympic Games horse-riding voluntary worker. The first day when they enter school, they meet a charming horse-riding teacher MANDY. The girls feel sick to see how the boys get so carried away with her beauty. At the party to welcome newcomers, all of them are using all kinds of strategies to play tricks on others.
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Ep. 2: Episode 2
Girls would have never shared the issue of weight. During the first riding lesson, MANDY requires everybody to take a physique test and all the girls are overweight. They are told by MANDY to put on diet. The boys start teasing the girls and make them go on a hunger strike. Having gone through such tough time, they are mad at MANDY and decide to fool her around. When the boys get to know it, they want to protect this adorable teacher. When the trick takes part, with a failure it makes all the boys and girls get into a tangled warfare. At the same moment, MADNY and the Principal pass by and they both get involved in the mess. During the lesson, MANDY and TAI MA ask all the boys and girls to carry each other and run the circle in the drill ground!
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Ep. 3: Episode 3
NEL is very afraid of the smell of the horse stool. When others start making fun out of it, he decides to overcome this problem. BOY is a chivalrous girl and she wants to help NEL out. Since then love sparks among the two of them. The groom SIU MA was once a jockey. After falling off from a horse, he ends up working as a groom at the riding school. SIU MA has been taking care of his old mate “MARY KOVA” but sad enough it has to be euthanized. When MANDY knows it, she is very concerned about him. MICHELLE is being punished to clean up the horse stable as she was late for lesson. That night she caught a cold and fainted inside the horse stable. BEN carried her to the female student dormitory and asked SIU MA to pass MICHELLE to the girls on his behalf.
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Ep. 4: Episode 4
SIU MA is very obsessed after MANDY has given him a kiss. When he sees HERO SIR is chasing after her, feeling inferior SIU MA sighs alone and dare not go after her. The wealthy girl KIMMY is going to have her birthday soon. Under a misunderstanding with her parents, KIMMY is going to have the most miserable birthday all alone by herself. When she is wandering in the streets, she has lost her handbag and mobile phone. KIMMY bumps into the kind man HIM, he takes her back to the cafe which is run by his family. KIMMY spends her birthday together with KIM and his mother. That night, KIMMY gets to see all the good qualities in KIM and becomes very fond of him. Time passes quietly; the first examination of the riding class is coming soon!
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Ep. 5: Episode 5
With the help of HIM, KIMMY reconciles with her parents. While HIM is about to leave, KIMMY gives him her heartfelt gratitude. The Principal explains the difference between dressage and an obstacle race. As to make sure about their orientation, a test has to be taken as to decide which race each student has to take. This test is going to be included as part of the overall result and it may affect the chance of achieving the scholarship. Although the examination is coming, everyone is still enjoying life as usual. PHOEBE starts chasing after BEN but he just ignores it. It makes MICHELLE feels bad about it.
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Ep. 6: Episode 6
An elegant man HERO SIR is in a great pursuit of MANDY. Although MANDY likes SIU MA intensely, he is hindered to go any further. His effort makes no improvement to his wounded leg, it still cannot move well. After chatting with MRS MA, MANDY finds out that SIU MA cannot ride again purely due to his own psychological barrier. MICHELLE and BEN still tease each other all the time. Talking about the past, the memory has not gone for good and it makes them feel kind of strange. During the riding test, due to her own jealousy MICHELLE cannot concentrate and fall off the horse. Her elbow fractured and it causes her a great fear of riding. Yet MICHELLE still loves riding, inside the horse stable SIU MA tries to console her...........
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Ep. 7: Episode 7
Everybody laughs at HIM and KIMMY when their affair exposed. On the other hand, BOY seeks for help from the girls since she wants to be more feminine. When the equestrian skill training takes place, MICHELLE she is unable to ride even though her elbow is recovered. The Principal decides to take everybody to the beach for relaxation. At the same time it may help MICHELLE to cure her fear as she has to practice some water skiing skill. It is also a good chance to test on SIU MA. When the girls are in their swimming suits, all the boys are puzzled. THE TRIO takes this chance trying to change the boyish image of BOY, NEL is all stunned. THE TRIO is ecstatic to meet the handsome trainer SUN. MICHELLE is depressed and BEN keeps goading her to take part in the water skiing practice.
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Ep. 8: Episode 8
Finally MECHELLE succeeded in learning how to water ski. Yet she meets a girl LOLA whom once has caused the break up between BEN and her. Their boards hit and caused an accident. While SIU MA is rushing to save MICHELLE, everybody finds that his leg is totally recovered. Back to school, the relationship between BEN and MICHELLE becomes critical. Other lovers are scared to reveal their relations and decide to help them patch up! The girls date MICHELLE out to Repulse Bay and at the same time the boys and BEN are swimming there as well. PETER explains to BEN that maintaining a relationship, both sides have to give in mutually. MARY explains to MICHELLE that compare to girls, boys take a rather different way to show their love. Never give up a true love because of stubbornness. BEN realizes it and looks for MICHELLE, together they recall those loving fragment and all sorts of misunderstanding in the past.
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Ep. 9: Episode 9
All the students are busy preparing for the examination. More haste less speed, their performance losing accuracy. Everyone wants to have a good communication with the horse but none can figure out how to “LOVE” a horse. Finally MANDY cannot hold her feelings any longer and reveals it to SIU MA and he does not know how to react at all. Everyone is so dejected and wonders how to make a horse obey completely, a mystical master appears and reveals the secret about it. In the horse stable, SIU MA sees a horse which looks so much alike his old mate “MARY KOVA”. It is in fact a present which is given to him by Principal and MANDY. SIU MA regains his confidence and takes the courage to show his love to MANDY. Ultimately, who is going to be the first? Who can get the chance to go for training in England?
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Ep. 10: Episode 10
No overview for this episode.
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Ep. 11: Episode 11
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