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A homeless war orphan who owns nothing but his name; a rich young man whose life has been shattered; a beautiful horse whose potential has been crushed. DANCING HORSES tells the story of how they are brought together by circumstances and find a way through conflict to triumph. Wandering through a Spain recovering from Civil War Francisco Javier finds a friend in Pepe, a run-away like himself, and begins to share his dreams. But when Pepe is killed while trespassing on the Casares bull ranch, he is taken in and given a job looking after the gentle old mare, Gaviota. This is a new beginning for the desolate boy as he discovers an affinity with horses and comes to adore the chestnut colt, Gavilán, Gaviota’s son, who is almost unteachable and seems to hate everybody. Determined to win him over, Francisco Javier dreams of the two of them becoming stars of rejoneo, the art of mounted bull-fighting. He risks everything to protect him and by doing so comes into conflict with the one person he has grown to admire and trust. How the destitute boy finds a home, the unmanageable horse a master, and the man who rescues them both a future for them all is a moving and powerful story. Helen Griffiths writes about animals and their relationship with people uncompromisingly and with clear-sighed conviction. Readers of THE LAST SUMMER will remember Gaviota.