This fastmoving historical fantasy by bestselling author Anne McCaffreytraces the beginnings of the British cavalry as recounted by a boy growing upin exciting ... » 

This fastmoving historical fantasy by bestselling author Anne McCaffreytraces the beginnings of the British cavalry as recounted by a boy growing upin exciting and perilous times. After his fathers death young Galwyn Varianusis apprenticed to his uncle who puts the boy to work on the high seas. Buthorses not ships are Galwyns passion. Luckily a passenger aboard LordArtos later to rule as the legendary King Arthur is bound for the greathorse fair at Septimania. Risking his life Galwyn abandons his uncle to servethe gallant leader. Galywns calming way with horses quickly impresses LordArtos and his men. But what no one expects is how crucial Galwyn will be totheir upcoming battlesas he masters the secrets of the iron shoes that willprotect the exotic horses delicate hooves. . . . «