Iris Backwood has dreamed since she was a little girl of competing in the Annual Horsemen Trials in Greenspire, designed to provide the army with trained mounts and give the youth a chance to become horsemen. She is determined to win, so she sets out on a quest to discover the secrets of true horsemanship. But she must choose what she is willing to sacrifice when in order to become a Horse Women. Along the way she makes friends and embitters enemies. WARNING! IN THE FIRST DRAFT STAGE! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!