Claudia, a spoilt brat, shows up for her riding lesson, demanding her favorite horse Buster, but he is not there. Miss Hampshire, the Riding Mistress, is furious with her, having just returned from the vet, where the horse is recovering from Claudia's last ride. She demands to know what she had done to injure it and threatens to sue her father for the vet's bill and damages, unless Claudia accepts her own brand of discipline.

James and Tara are having breakfast when Prudence, the maid, comes in with glasses of water and manages to tip one into James' lap. He then instructs Tara to deal with Prudence who is duly spanked over Tara's knee. Further punishment ensues, with James concluding the matter by giving both miscreants a final touching-toes caning.