Extraordinary pony farm manager Audra Dawson does it all, training ponies, teaching children to ride and looking after the livestock on the farm. Though her life is filled with "everything horses," Silver Lake Pony Ranch in Everett, Washington, is not her only interest. She sets her sights on the man of her dreams—a man she adores, despite the fact he has other plans. He sees Audra as a friend, potential sister-in-law, and a woman more capable than most Army generals—a cross between Gunga-Din and Alexander the Great. Meanwhile her employer's two mischievous kids are determined to find the "perfect" man for Audra and they cast the Hero Spell.