The Christmas Colt

At thirteen, Chrissie can’t wait to take part in her family’s tradition: raising a foal of her own in preparation for the annual yearling auction. On Christmas Day, Chrissie watches the birth of the Thoroughbred colt she expects to be given. But when she finally gets her new horse, she’s in for a surprise. Instead of the horse she expected, Chrissie finds the scraggly newborn colt of a second-best mare.

Chrissie names the awkward animal Klutz and claims she can’t wait for the auction that will rid her of this gangly beast. But Klutz seems to know how Chrissie feels. The less Chrissie expects, the harder Klutz struggles to prove himself—until one day Chrissie sees that Klutz has grown into a proud, beautiful yearling. Now Chrissie faces a terrible dilemma: How can she stop her parents from selling the horse she has grown to love?