A fortune teller over hears that Mrs. Anderson would give anything to win the County Hunt Show tells Velvet that King will have a serious injury if she rides him in the show.
Herbert and Mi are talking about a miracle food that grows really fast but it's really poisonous and unfortunately Donald feeds it to his Shetland pony Tiny.
Mrs. Adams stove explodes and she is injured then is taken away by ambulance, her daughter Terry comes over to the Brown's to stay while her mother in the Hospital.
Everyone says there is a "witch" living in the old haunted house so while out riding Velvet meets the occupant Ann Roberts a former rider. Velvet wants to help Ann because she cannot ride anymore.
King won't race or eat because he's lonely for Tiny, Donald's Shetland pony. Velvet is upset because King cannot race without Tiny but Donald tells Velvet she can't have him.
Herbert is jealous because of Edgar Torrance, a former Beau of Martha who went to the same school growing up together. Edgar now works for the town newspaper.
$25.00 is stolen from the Class Memorial Fund and it's by Betty a classmate and friend of Edwina who asks' her for help in replacing the money. They go back to the school to replace it and Velvet goes looking for Edwina when she does not come home.
Edwina gets to play Juliet in the school's upcoming play "Romeo and Juliet" and her Drama Teacher asks Velvet to teach King to pull a cart for the show.
Alvie shows up while Mi is given John a riding lesson on Green Devil, a retired steeplechaser and challenges him to a race. Velvet lets John ride King in the race.
Edwina is trying to do all the work around the house while Martha is in town taking care of Donald accidentally gives King to Hr.Herly the owner of the packing house who decides to keep him.
While Velvet is out riding King she's sees a wild horse that looks like King. Velvet gets a closer look at the horse and sees that it has been beaten so she wants to save him from all the people trying to catch it.
A rumor is spreading around town which says that Sam Watkins, the local Farrier, has injured King. Velvet and Mi decide to start another rumor to correct this one.
Martha's very lazy nephew Morton comes to the Brown Farm for a visit claiming he has bad leg so that he can't work. King finally scares Morton so bad that he starts running, proving his leg is fine.