Enjoy a fun filled romp through Virginia horse country in the 1950's as seen through the eyes of a 16 year-old lad discovering the opposite sex back when profanity was not the norm, the Pill was still in development and the Bomb was the biggest worry. A charismatic riding instructor sets this idealistic young man on a path of worldly self-discovery though the riding instructor turns out not to be what he appears. But what is reality when a spectacular show horse is said to be the devil incarnate and Stonewall Jackson's saddle turns up to transform every horse that wears it? Ultimately, lessons learned from a married woman searching for fulfillment in her own life lead the narrator back to reality.