mustang

Describes the habits and behavior of the wild horses which have roamed across the American West for hundreds of years.

A young mustang is separated from its mother when a plane sweeps over the canyon and the horses run from the noise.

Convinced that she is wanted only as a servant in her new home with relatives on a Wyoming ranch, orphaned, eleven-year-old Abby is unhappy until she finds and befriends an injured Mustang and determines to try to save it no matter what the cost to herself.

Describes the history and characteristics of the wild horses known as mustangs, as well as efforts to keep them from disappearing.