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40 free Free Rein trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Free Rein ran for three series and two feature-length specials on Netflix, following an American teenager whose summer on a small British island changes course the moment she meets a wild horse named Raven. It is a show about friendship, rivalry and trust, told from the yard of Bright Fields stables. This quiz covers the people and horses fans remember best: Zoe and her family, Pin, Mia, Becky and Jade, the riders from the stables down the road, and the mysteries that run through each series, from horse thieves to an environmental scandal. There are also questions on the actors, the filming locations and the prizes the series picked up. It is written for fans of any age who have watched the whole story, with easier questions on the main characters and tougher ones on single episodes and the other work of the cast. Every answer comes with a short explanation.
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Q 01Which American city does Zoe Phillips leave to spend a summer on her grandfather's island in Free Rein?
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is home for Zoe, but a summer in her mother's home town becomes a new life once she bonds with a wild horse named Raven.
Q 02Which Game of Thrones actress, who played Shireen Baratheon, stars as Becky Sidebottom in Free Rein?
Kerry Ingram
Kerry Ingram had already shared an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical as a child, for the title role in Matilda the Musical.
Q 03Which actor went from playing stable boy Pin Hawthorne in Free Rein to Kaz Brekker in Shadow and Bone?
Freddy Carter
Freddy Carter landed Pin as his first major role in the same year he made his screen debut as a soldier in Wonder Woman.
Q 04Which noble title does stable boy Pin Hawthorne turn out to hold in the second series of Free Rein?
Duke
Duke is the title Pin inherits, and he spends the fortune that comes with it on buying both Raven and Bright Fields stables.
Q 05On which real island were Free Rein scenes filmed at Newborough Warren and Beaumaris Pier?
Anglesey
Anglesey is the model for an island the series never names, and scenes shot there appear in all three series.
Q 06Which American television prize did Free Rein win for Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series?
Daytime Emmy Award
A Daytime Emmy Award went to the British drama for its first series, beating Odd Squad, and director Paul Walker won a second for the same run.
Q 07Which British Olympic dressage champion guest stars as herself in the first series finale of Free Rein?
Charlotte Dujardin
Charlotte Dujardin turns up at the county show where the Bright Fields riders compete, by which time she had won three Olympic gold medals on Valegro.
Q 08Which naturalist sends Jade an honorary letter after her wild horse project in Free Rein's final episode?
David Attenborough
David Attenborough writes to Jade in a flash-forward set three months later, the same scene in which Becky is handed a medal for protecting the horses.
Q 09Which Free Rein star began her acting career as a farm girl in Steven Spielberg's War Horse?
Céline Buckens
Céline Buckens won the part of Émilie after two auditions, then played Free Rein's Mia while finishing a history degree at the London School of Economics.
Q 10Which Free Rein horse, owned by Becky and Ben, frees two stablemates from a fire at Bright Fields?
Bob
Bob, a black-and-white pinto gypsy horse, is the unlikely hero of the fire, and the series-two episode is named after him.
Q 11Which Free Rein character, Zoe's younger sister, goes missing on the family's first day on the island?
Rosie
Rosie vanishes soon after the family arrives at Grandpa Frank's house, and the search for her brings Zoe face to face with Raven.
Q 12Which horse of Mia's throws her in Free Rein's third series, leaving her anxious around horses?
Firefly
Firefly throws Mia on the way back from a search for a wild horse, and she only begins to trust horses again while helping at a camp for young riders.
Q 13Which rival riding school steals the County Cup from Bright Fields in Free Rein's second series?
Holloway
Holloway takes the newly won trophy, so Zoe and Pin have to steal it back before Mia's press interview begins.
Q 21Which toxic metal, found in waste dumped in a lake, poisons Pin and the wild horses in Free Rein?
Lead
Lead in dumped building waste is the culprit, a discovery Jade and Becky make after first suspecting the castle butler of poisoning Pin.
Q 22Which Free Rein character goes to prison for dumping building waste in the island's lake?
Elliot
Elliot had bankrolled Bright Fields for two series, and it is his own daughter Mia who alerts the police to his location.
Q 23Which wild horse gives birth to Scout, a foal fathered by Raven, in Free Rein's third series?
Ariel
Ariel delivers her foal with help from Mia, who is still shaken by a fall, and is later set free to run wild again.
Q 14Which horse belongs to Pin Hawthorne, the stable boy son of Ted, in the Netflix series Free Rein?
Elvis
Elvis is Pin's own horse, though once his inheritance comes through Pin also becomes the owner of Raven and of Bright Fields itself.
Q 15Which Free Rein trainer is the only islander accepted into the academy at the end of series one?
Marcus
Marcus later drops out of the academy and returns to the island, finally earning his qualification as a trainer in series three.
Q 16Which Free Rein character is revealed to be homeless in the Christmas special before moving in with Zoe?
Gaby
Gaby goes on to bond with a wild horse in series three and ends the show with a place on the Under 18s Riding Team.
Q 17Which Free Rein character takes an internship at the council offices in the third series?
Susie
Susie uses inside information from the council to warn the riders about the mayor's plans, and grows far more independent of Mia.
Q 18Which Free Rein character is revealed to have been helping the horse thieves in the first series?
Sam Myers
Sam Myers had reluctantly worked with the thieves trying to steal Raven, in a desperate attempt to save the stables from bankruptcy.
Q 19Which horse did Zoe's mother Maggie own as a child in Free Rein, later buried by Ted Hawthorne?
Emerald
Emerald gives the seventh episode its title, and Maggie only starts riding again to come to terms with her daughter's love of horses.
Q 20Which festive event is Bright Fields preparing for in Free Rein's special The Twelve Neighs of Christmas?
Mistletoe Ball
The Mistletoe Ball is the backdrop for a family mystery, as a broken ornament sets Zoe on the trail of a secret in her grandfather's past.
Q 24Which fabled landmark do Zoe and her friends set out to find in the special Free Rein: Valentine's Day?
Maid's Stone
The Maid's Stone quest turns sour when rivalry blinds the riders to danger, and it is Raven who comes to the rescue.
Q 25Which rider from a rival school wins Free Rein's Under 18s Riding Team tryouts, only to be disqualified?
Callum
Callum was promised the place for helping to dump waste in a lake, hoping to follow his father and brother onto the team.
Q 26Which signalling system does Zoe use to call for help with horse tags in Free Rein's final episode?
Morse code
Morse code gets the message to her cousin Aaron, who arrives with the youngest riders to break Zoe out of a locked barn.
Q 27What does Becky call the young riders' group she starts with Aaron, Winnie and Heather in Free Rein?
The Breakfast Club
The Breakfast Club earns Becky a medal by the finale, for what its young members did to keep the island's wild horses safe.
Q 28Which actress played Zoe's younger sister in Free Rein while also starring in Disney's Raven's Home?
Navia Robinson
Navia Robinson left Free Rein after two series to appear solely in Raven's Home, having been cast in both shows in the same year.
Q 29Which American actress, seen in Shameless and later Blindspotting, stars as Zoe Phillips in Free Rein?
Jaylen Barron
Jaylen Barron made her television debut with appearances in Bones and Shake It Up, five years before landing the role of Zoe.
Q 30Where does Zoe first come face to face with the wild horse Raven in the opening episode of Free Rein?
On a beach
On a beach is where the pair meet, while Zoe is out searching for her missing sister, and she connects with a horse nobody else can handle.