Hero couldn’t read or write, but the stallion was still the smartest horse in Texas, and saved the life of the Trahern who rode him. When the stallion found a filly, he decided to stay, and refused to travel on. Since a pretty woman had the filly, Matthew Trahern agreed with him.
“This is a charming story of two young people facing challenging times and surviving--together. Mathew Trahern has survived the Civil War and is heading South looking for work and a new life. When his horse Hero (appropriately named) is stolen, Mathew runs into a beautiful young woman, who like Mathew has faced hard times. Dawn was captured by Indians and lived away from white people for eight years. When she is "re" captured, she doesn't fit in either culture. Mathew and Dawn are drawn together by their love for horses and their instinctual understanding that they belong together. In a time and place that is filled with hardship these two principled people overcome the challenges and fall in love. All because of the "Smartest Horse in Texas." A short, sweet love story.” windego
