The story of an eleven year old boy whose one intense desire is that he have a colt of his own. The whole action of the story takes place against the pattern of a ranch devoted to raising blooded horses, out in Wyoming. At last his wish is granted, and he chooses his yearling, against all advice. The story is centered on the process of winning 'Flicka' and of proving the rightness of his choice.

Ken McLaughlin's mare, Flicka, give birth to an ugly white colt that Ken's mother names Thunderhead. It becomes clear as Thunderhead grows that he possesses unusual capacties of strength, speed, and intelligence. The young stallion becomes an incomparabel racehorse, king of a wild brood of horses and the center of an absorbing story of adventure in the mountains and plains of Wyoming.

Based on the author's musical "The catch colt." Letty's parents refuse to allow her to marry a cowpuncher unless he can find out who his parents are.

A young boy tries to train an albino colt into a race horse.

Katy dreams of filling her father's shoes by taking over their ranch, while her father wants better for her. When she finds and tries to tame a wild horse, she learns how alike she and this stallion truly are.

Ken McLaughlin has a new horse, Crown Jewel, with whom he hopes to win enough money to help his father raise money for Goose Bar Ranch's financial crisis. Crown Jewel's heart is not in the race, since she is more captivated by the stallion Thunderhead.

Ken McLaughlin has a new horse, Crown Jewel, with whom he hopes to win enough money to help his father raise money for Goose Bar Ranch's financial crisis. Crown Jewel's heart is not in the race, since she is more captivated by the stallion Thunderhead.

Katy dreams of filling her father's shoes by taking over their ranch, while her father wants better for her. When she finds and tries to tame a wild horse, she learns how alike she and this stallion truly are.