Chino Valdez is a loner horse breeder living in the old west. Partly a loner by choice¸ and partly because¸ being a ’half-breed’¸ he finds himself unwelcome almost everywhere he goes. One day¸ a young runaway named Jimmy shows up at his door looking for work and a roof over his head. Reluctantly¸ Chino agrees to take him in and teach him the art of raising¸ breaking and breeding horses¸ until the pair finally begin to accept each other.