Jean is staying with her British family in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and there is a wild horse running free on the mountains. He is a palomino - blonde mane and tail, golden coat. Most of the book is taken up with Jean dreaming about the Phantom and trying to capture him. Finally she does of course and is allowed to keep him and take him home to England - in the next book, Phantom Horse Comes Home.There is a good sense of place and adventure and it is very readable. I thought it the best of the series.Young horse lovers will enjoy it.