After a car accident kills her father and damages her leg, a 10-year-old girl named Sunny Matthews moves with her overprotective mother Kathleen Matthews to a trailer park.
Next door is a horse ranch run by former rodeo star Ben Taylor.
While adjusting to her new life, Sunny develops a fondness for Ben and Ginger, a beautiful barrel racing American Quarter Horse.
Kathleen does not approve of Ben and Ginger, but she eventually trusts them.
Sunny finds happiness in Ginger and gets motivation to heal their injuries to be able to race.