Wildfire

by Zane Grey

First published 1917

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Horseman Lin Slone captures a powerful red stallion he names Wildfire after an exhausting struggle in the Arizona country. Lucy Bostil finds the injured man and horse and helps them recover, beginning a relationship in which her growing attachment to Slone is inseparable from her fascination with the stallion.

Lucy’s father is consumed by competitive horse racing, and rival owners and thieves see Wildfire as both a prize and a threat. When jealousy, theft and violence gather around the coming race, Lucy’s skill as a rider and Slone’s bond with the horse become central to a conflict over possession, reputation and the attempt to control something defined by its wildness.