They say you shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth. That’s because you don’t know what you might find. That horse you were just given could be a hundred years old. There could be something wrong with it. And Emily thought she wanted the hurricane horse. She wanted him more than anything. Until her father gave him to her.
Only now that she’s got him, she can’t do anything with him. The bond she thought she had with him has been broken and she doesn't know if she can get it back. So what is she supposed to do with a horse that she can’t even ride? How can she admit that she is a failure and that she has made a mistake? And if she doesn't rehabilitate the hurricane horse then what will happen to him?
But with the winter jumper circuit in full swing, Emily is competing both Bluebird and Socks so there is hardly time to do anything but ride. Since her win at the Winter Wonderland show she’s been getting a lot of attention. Attention that makes all the other Fox Run girls jealous. Emily thought the barn was her safe place. She thought no one could hurt her there but bullying can happen in the safest of places and it’s hard to stand up for yourself when you feel like you are all alone.