Pico has felt unwanted since he was born. His mother is a purebred New Forest pony and she should never have had a foal by that Appaloosa stallion. Who likes Appaloosas with their strange spots? Nobody, right? When Pico is sold at the horse market and ends up at the Sissende S Ranch, he can't believe his eyes. There are Appaloosas all over the place! He finally feels at home. Pico makes lots of new friends and learns to ride in the Western way. But the most important thing for Pico is that someone really loves him: the owners' daughter, Martine. Until everything goes wrong and Pico has to leave the ranch... Edition: Hardcover, 224 pages.