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Wild Horses of Half-Moon Ranch

Kirstie Scot and her friend, Lisa Goodman, answer the call of the wild west. The girls head for the hot, high desert land of the Sierra Nevada – ancient hunting ground for the Native American Indians, and home to the vast herds of untamed horses. Smitten by the pride, strength and sheer beauty of the mustangs, Kirtie and Lisa are prepared to risk everything to help these magnificent creatures stay free…


Wild 1: El Dorado
Staying with friends by Squaw lake, Kirstie and Lisa observe their first herd of wild mustangs, led by magnificent black stallion, El Dorado. Stories surround the powerful horse, who is both feared and admired. Some say he Is even a little crazy. So when the stallion vanishes and a ranch foal is found bitten and battered, the finger of suspicition points at El Dorado. Kirstie isn’t convinved. But can she prove it?


Wild 2: Santa Ana
Santa Ana is a wounded yearling whose fierce mother won’t accept human help. Kirtie turns to a l0ocal Cherokee boy, Three Birds, who patiently tracks the wounded horse. But just as he discovers her refuge, a rattlesnake spooks Three Bird’s own horse and he is thrown and injured. Now Kirstie and Lisa must tend the Cherokee boy as well as the weak and dying Ana – but can they save them both?



Wild 3: Chiquitita
Chiquitita is a young mare taken from the wild herd to be tamed and worked without force. The method demands amazing patience and gentleness from Kirstie and Lisa’s friend, Rob Raburn. But a ranch hand, Walter, secretly uses harsher methods which soon ruins his boss’s good work. Kirstie exposes Walter, who loses his job. But now he wants revenge – and he’s planning to take it out on the horse…