figurines & knick knacks
the black stallion and the shape shifter
after being injured while racing in irelands famous foster stakes the black and alec head to the irish coast to recuperate . while there they are charmed by the pleasant people and intrigued by tales of the kelpie a shape shifting creature of myth who carries unsuspecting riders off to a watery grave . alec meets a lonely local girl mora who has found a stray pony . alec recognizing her love of horses teaches her to ride . but when mora disappears alec realizes that she has been carried off by the mythical kelpie . now alec and the black must race the shape shifter not realizing that if they lose not only will mora be lost forever but so will the black . p from the hardcover edition .