When twelve-year-old Kayci Sweeney first lay her eyes on the sleek black horse standing in her grandfather's barn, she knew immediately that this was the horse that had been in her dreams since she was a small child.

The dream was always the same. The young girl rides a majestic black horse in front of the judges at a national horse competition, head held high, while thousands of spectators shout their support for the girl and her horse.

To make this dream come true, Kayci plunges forward with determination into the adventure of a lifetime with this special horse.

In these chapters you will share in her persistence, her hard work, her heartaches and her triumphs. The close bonds that the girl and her mare form are heartwarming. You will feel it from the beginning.

Journey with them as they travel down the road of competition.