Katie continues the journey west to Oregon hoping to be reunited with her uncle and returning the Mustang closer to his homeland.

Text and illustrations provide an introduction to the wild horses that still run free in the American West and on islands off the Atlantic coast.

"A scientific look at wild horses, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their manes, behaviors, relationships with humans, and numbers of the swift equids in the world today"--

"Describes the habitats, life cycle, senses, and enemies of wild horses"--Provided by publisher.

Traces the season-to-season activities of a band of wild horses as they raise their young, evade enemies, and survive the rigors of their badlands home.

Presents information about wild horses through the conversation of ten-year-old April, who is vacationing in the West, and the cowboy she meets.

"Wild horses thrived for thousands of generations in the mountains, forests, and deserts of the American West. Their family herds existed in environmental harmony until man chose to "manage" them. Since then, every day more of America's wild horses disappear. But courageous people are trying very hard to reverse this, most notably, young people who feel a kinship with these often misunderstood creatures."--