Roxanne loves horses and her brother Robbie's friend, Joey who's a star basketball player. But unfortunately Roxanne and Robbie's parents are strict, no dating in high school and coming home to do chores and work in their dad's garage is high on their to do list. Robbie's dreams of getting a scholarship for basketball and Roxanne's new desire of going to college is the last thing their parents are interested in. When their grandparents come for the holidays, their grandfather encourages Roxanne to consider following his path of being a mounted police officer, to her parents dismay. But she loves Joey and her world is beginning to evolve around him. It's a twisted path of control that will lead to disaster.