Jonty Fisher hasn't grown up with horses. Hasn't grown up with much of anything, tell you the truth, except a love for being outdoors and a restless energy he can't quite contain. The unexpected arrival of a bedraggled black pony on his eleventh birthday marks the beginning of a new direction in his life, setting him on a path that will determine what he can make of his future. But as Jonty's desire to prove himself builds, the school of hard knocks never fails to keep pushing him back down, and it will take a lot of courage, resilience and heart for him to find a way to follow his dreams. Still, if it was meant to be easy, everyone would do it...