AyounggirlbeginsanewlifeintheEnglishcountrysideanddiscoversaremarkablehorseAfterherparentsarekilledinacaraccident,EllieleavestherollinghillsofNewZealandbehindtoliveinEnglandwithheruncle,whoisascoldandgrayasthecountryshenowmustcallhome.Ahard-eyedhorsebreeder,hehatesweaknessinallanimals,whethertheyhavefourlegsortwo.AlthoughEllieloveshorses,shecan’tstandbeingorderedaroundbyheruncleandthecoldheartedLuke.