description: Kate knows her life will never be the same when she finds herself up on Tatto, doubling bareback behind her cousin and watching a foamy streak of pony spit dripping down the back of Jo's Swandri. This is a far cry from the stately homes and up-to-the-minute fashions of metropolitan London.After Kate's father dies, she and her mother arrive in New Zeland to sell their half of the family farm. For Kate it's an unfamiliar world of horses. Her aunt runs a busy riding school, her uncle breeds and trains racehorses and her country cousins are immersed in their lives of show jumpers, hunters and personal grooms. Kate's love of animals shines through as she struggles to come to grips with her new surroundings.She stumbles on a girl living in squalor. Misty is lonely and neglected, finding her only consolation in her bond with a valuable stalion that she is forbidden to go near. Misty enlists Kate's help in uncovering mysterious and dubious dealings with horses.Kate is left to act on her own; to separate the good from the bad, the innocent from the guilty. She eventually discovers the fate of the horses and the truth about her family. Her journey is packed with adventure and suspense, false trails and concrete leads, bitter heartache and happiness.
language: English
title: Dark Horses
titlecomplete: Dark Horses
genres: Fiction
ratings_count: 61
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award
publisher: Scholastic Inc.