It's almost Thanksgiving, but Ashleigh Griffen isn't feeling very thankful. Her favorite filly, Shadow, has just been sold. And her best friend, Mona Gardener, is moving far away. Ashleigh is tired of saying good-bye. She's so upst that when a needy mare with a late-due foal arrives at the farm, Ashleigh refuses to get attached - even when her neglect almost costs the mare her life! Is the new Ashleigh here to stay? Or will a holiday miracle bring...

Ashleigh has a special place in her heart for Shadow, the filly she watched being born. So when Shadow disappears from Edgardale, Ashleigh is devastated.

Determined to ride her horse in the Kentucky Derby despite her physical handicap, Katie overcomes great obstacles and even helps a blind girl face her own kind of challenge.