Jill Crewe has just acquired a fantastic dressage horse, Skydiver. She is determined that she will compete at the highest levels. It is the early 1960s, and her ambition is to Ride for England. She also wants to become an equestrian journalist and is offered the chance to write dressage articles for
Horse and Hound. She takes Skydiver to Porlock Vale and finds herself in the grip of an infatuation for a dashing and accomplished horseman, Jack Lasky. Until now, Jill has avoided the irksome issue of romance and begins to experience some very uncomfortable emotions.