All Black Gringo

Bright Fields Stables had seen it all - horse thieves, competitions, a fire and a new rebirth. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the stable stands strong, back to its former glory with the paint barely dry on the last structure. It has been three years since Peter Hawthorne has bought the shambles of the stables and rebuilt it to a more modern center for future champions. Running under the guidance of his father, Edward Hawthorne, the crew has grown up in the past three years. They are older, wiser and as horse-crazy as before. There is still jealousy and mistrust, mystery and young love, dukes, and wild horses.

Elissa Cousland doesn't care much for England. Frankly, there is little she cares about other than winning a spot on the British Junior Team and heading off to Buenos Aires for the Summer Youth Olympics. This is her last chance to prove herself as an athlete and a rider, setting herself up for future success or to crumble down and give up riding forever, following in her father's footsteps to become a renowned lawyer. Enrolled in Holloway, she struggles to learn that riding is more than winning ribbons and life can throw the most unexpected challenges your way.