Ira Hamilton, the teenage son of an Indian-hating rancher, learns to make his own decisions and become his own man while attempting to recover a prize Arabian colt stolen from him by a local rustler known as Hawkeye.
Nevada sheep rancher Sabine Eckleberry struggles to put his life back together after his wife leaves him, his son tries to take over the ranch, and his daughter asks Sabine to find her a husband.
Thirteen-year-old Matt Echbar struggles to come of age amidst the confusion of his mother's death, his grandfather's illegal activities, and his father's disinterest in Matt's life.
