Pepper quickly learns how to be a strong cow horse just like her mother, Patsy. She meets animals in the pastures and learns about cows, rivers, and her Owner. Pepper loves Patsy and knows that she is patient and knowledgeable. The Owner quickly finds a buyer for Pepper and in the blink of an eye Pepper finds herself in a new home without her mother.

Pepper goes through the separation and sadness that anyone would feel being separated from their mother for the first time. A local dog, Blue, walks by Pepper's corral almost daily and they strike up a friendship. During this time, Pepper begins to see that her Master is more than an Owner, he is becoming her Friend. Her Friend teaches her so much and takes her for long rides to exciting places. In time, Pepper realizes that her Friend is really a Dear Friend. Whether it is ropes, carts, or walking backwards, Pepper trusts her Dear Friend. Things change when Blue is killed in an accident and her Dear Friend's wife's medical condition worsens.

In a cruel twist of fate; Pepper's Dear Friend must sell his home, his assets, and even Pepper to cover medical bills from his wife's cancer treatments. With Pepper gone, the Dear Friend begins to slip into a terrible depression. He has nothing to live for. His condition becomes so dire that the doctor contemplates admitting him into a full care facility. In a last-ditch effort to save his life, the Dear Friend's daughter arranges for Pepper to come back to live on the vacant lot next to her home. Will it be too late? Will Pepper be able to save her Dear Friend?