Twelve-year-old David has conflicting feelings when his father, who taught him to ride the horses he loves so much, returns to spend Thanksgiving Day with the family after being gone for a year.
At summer camp Jane feels like an outsider among the cliquish rich girls who board their horses at Sunny Acres farm, and when the horse she has been riding is sold to another camper, she feels even worse until her teacher asks her to help train a beautiful but skittish new horse, and the experience brings out the best in her.
Profiles more than ninety breeds of horse and pony, describing their characteristics, history, and uses, and providing many color photos; and includes chapters on the origin of the horse and its domestication.
In Vancouver, British Columbia, two teenage dressage riders, one a spoiled rich girl and the other a closeted gay sixteen-year-old boy, come to terms with their identities and learn to accept themselves.
Eight-year-old Keeker is faced with the challenge of winning her new pony's trust and friendship, something that will come in handy when the two become lost.
Annie Boyd is hoping to win a spot on the Games Day team at the Ridgeview Riding Club, but Jessica Coulson, who has made Annie's life miserable since she joined the club, is determined to ruin Annie's chances.
