num_pages: 128
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, a 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, Billy Buck, Gitano, Carl Tiflin
genres: Fiction, American, Animals, Short Stories, Horses, Young Adult, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 53870
places: California, Salinas Valley, California
publisher: Penguin Classics