num_pages: 100
description: Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well-schooled in the hard work and demands of a rancher's life. He is used to the way of horses, too; but nothing has prepared him for the special connection he will forge with Gabilan, the hot-tempered pony his father gives him. With Billy Buck, the hired hand, Jody tends and trains his horse, restlessly anticipating the moment he will sit high upon Gabilan's saddle. But when Gabilan falls ill, Jody discovers there are still lessons he must learn about the ways of nature and, particularly, the ways of man.
language: English
title: The Red Pony
titlecomplete: The Red Pony
characters: Jody Tiflin, Gitano, Carl Tiflin, Billy Buck
genres: Literature, American, Young Adult, Classics, Novels, Animals, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Short Stories, Horses
ratings_count: 53865
places: California, Salinas Valley, California
publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)