tessa has major attitude and an impossible dreamnot a greatcombination for success but she believes that fate has delivered the ungainly horse buffoon to her and tessa is determined never to be separated from him whats more she intends to one day become a jockey and ride buffoon in the grand national but how can a girl with a violent temper and a cant do philosophy gain the physical strength courage and money needed to become a jockeyespecially when her stepfather would like nothing better than to see her fail determination and grit may not be enoughbut tessas not going to let go without giving it her all