When Ellen meets Ned, a beautiful colt who hurt his leg on his way to becoming a racehorse, she becomes determined to behave at school and at home so she can have more time at the ranch.

Ellen's family has moved to a new town, but some things, like her love for horses, remain the same. She's learning new skills and challenging herself as a rider, but she still can't stop thinking about Ned, the feisty former racehorse she sees on the ranch during her lessons. In the meantime, Ellen's making new friends and encountering old ones. Most exciting of all is DA, a boy from a riding family who has a spirit of mischief and daring and knows...