Wildfire

A young woman raised at a remote ford feels bound to the desert and to its horses while the household revolves around her father's celebrated racer, the King. As neighbors, trainers, and visiting Indian riders assemble for a grand set of races, old rivalries and unsettling returnees disturb the community: a troublesome outfit and a man believed dead reappear, bringing rumor, theft, and tension. Preparations for competition expose loyalties, schemes, and personal longings, and the narrative contrasts the freedom of the open landscape with the obligations, pride, and conflicts that arise among riders and those who love them.