BILLY and his pony Blaze were spending the summer on a ranch in the west.

One day while they were riding in the hills with their friend Jim, they heard shouts and galloping. A beautiful black horse was running like the wind with three cowboys chasing after him.

"That's Thunderbolt!" cried Jim. "He's a wild horse everybody is trying to catch, but he's too fast for them. Look at him run! Isn't he a beauty?"

 This is the story of how Blaze made friends with the wild black horse Thunderbolt. All young readers of Blaze and the Forest Fire, Blaze Finds the Trail and others will welcome this new book with its beautiful drawings of Blaze and Thunderbolt.

From the dust jacket