Before Thoroughbred, Ashleigh Griffen lived at Edgardale, her family's farm in Kentucky. Nothing could be more perfect than life on the farm with her family, her favorite horses, and her best friend, Mona. Ashleigh loves helping with the horses -- and dreaming of becoming a jockey someday ... Stardust's foal is in danger ...


Ashleigh Griffen's beloved horse, Stardust, is actually going to have a foal. While Ashleigh prepares Stardust for the birth, the Griffens take in Ashleigh's cousin, Emily, a girl about Ashleigh's age whose dad is recovering from a long illness. Emily claims she loves horses, but she's awfully clumsy around them -- and her careless mistake results in Stardust's being exposed to strangles, a horse disease that endangers both Stardust and the foal she carries! Will Stardust be strong enough to deliver the foal safely?


Our young heroin grows up before our very eyes in the heartrending conclusion to the Ashleigh series.