Gaby Grant

**Gaby Grant** is one of the most important characters in Season 2 and 3 of Free Rein. She is portrayed by Charlotte Jordan.

## Biography

Gaby is one of the riders at Holloway throughout Season 2 (though by "The Twelve Neighs of Christmas" she had gotten kicked out). Gaby has an older brother named, Jacob who she seems to dislike. In the episode "Bob," Gaby reveals her painful past. According to her, her parents died when she was young and she and her brother were put into a foster home. James drove their foster father's new tractor without permission and accidentally ran it off the road. The siblings both decided that if Gaby took the blame, neither of them would get in trouble. However, they were wrong and Gaby was sent to another foster home, which she apparently disliked, prompting her to run away to Holloway at age fifteen.

## Appearance

### Physical Appearance

She has medium length brown hair worn in curls and green eyes. She has fair skin and is seen with very little makeup (except in "The Twelve Neighs of Christmas").

### Attire

Throughout Season 2, she wears the Holloway Uniform which consists of a black show jacket with the logo, a white undershirt, a blue tie, black breeches, and black tall boots. When she gets kicked out of Holloway, her casual attire consists of jean jackets, tank tops or tube tops under, jeans, and riding boots. She only dresses formally in "The Twelve Neighs of Christmas" where she wears a red dress, high heels, and jewelery.

## Personality

Gaby is shown to be a very mentally strong person (probably due to her bad past). She doesn't really care if people treat her rudely (i.e. Mia, Jacob/James and Callum) and she stands up for herself when she needs to. She can come off as rude to others, but she has a soft side for the people she cares about. Gaby defends the people or horses she cares about and fights for what is right to her. She can be somewhat competitive at times, but that is likely because she wants to win to prove to others she is just as good as them (due to people unfairly treating her like she is part of the lower class).

## Abilities

Gaby is a phenomenal rider. She seems to excel in jumping and racing on horses.

## Relationships

FRIENDS

Zoe Phillips (best friend)

Pin Hawthorne (close friend)

Holloway (formerly)

Bright Fields

ENEMIES

Mia Macdonald (formerly)

Bright Fields (formerly)

James Grant

## Trivia

* She is portrayed by Charlotte Jordan Evans, who also plays Daisy Midgeley in *Coronation Street* and Serena in *Summer in Transylvania*, among other roles.
* She, much like her actress, is shown to be a dog lover through a statuette on her bedside table.
* The first day that Charlotte Jordan set foot on the *Free Rein* set as Gaby was 15th August 2017.
* In the first episode of the second season, she posed as a cleaning lady in order to steal back the cup. She later actually became one in The Twelve Neighs of Christmas when she got kicked out of Holloway.
* At the start of her character, she showed some antagonisity, but it was revealed she had dealt with something when she was younger that caused this.
* The first time she was shown crying was in the episode of the titular character when she Zoe was making her feel guilty for riding Raven.
* Towards the end of The Twelve Neighs of Christmas, she was shown crying until Zoe decided to let her move in with her.
* She became Zoe's new friend and roommate during the third season.
* She and Zoe had their first falling out when Gaby tried to purposefully make Zoe miss Ariel's labor.
	+ The reason Gaby did this was because she complained about Zoe bossing her at her house. Probably also because she had been trying to warm up for tryouts against her, which had caused to latter to be late for the tea party.
* In season 3, she took in Ariel as her horse to ride, but at the end, upon realizing she was a wild horse, she tearfully let her go.