Clay's brother Dylan supports the family by riding in rodeos, and Clay has always wanted to follow in his brother's footsteps, even though Dylan won't allow it, but Clay decides to go against his brother's wishes and puts his life in jeopardy.
Still suffering from his mother's death and the subsequent alcoholism and estrangement of his father, a rodeo clown, Shane hopes things will be better when they go to live on a farm in Alberta.
A poor cowboy enters a rodeo to win a date from a pretty se?orita, but afterwards wonders if he should spend his winnings on the girl, who is only interested in the money, or on his trusty horse, whose encouragement helped him win.
Documents the experiences of nine-year-old Anthony as he follows in the Mexican trick roping tradition handed down to him by his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.