改编自真人真事的励志电影,描述二十年代的乡下少女索诺娜,她热衷于骑马,成为一名出色的驯马师,于是离开家庭,加入了一个巡回表演的马戏团。在那里她学到了精湛的骑马技术,甚至可以表演从四十尺高台上策马跳下大水槽的惊人特技。导演史蒂夫.迈纳将这部励志小品拍得相当流畅动人,亦表现出年轻人的坚持和勇气。女主角加布里埃尔.安瓦尔个性鲜明演技自然,后来主演了名片《女人香》。老牌影克利夫.罗伯逊则饰演马戏团团长。Thrilled by a performance she sees at a fair, Sonora (Gabrielle Anwar) tries to land a spot as a daredevil who rides horses off of high dives. With the help of Al Carver (Michael Schoeffling), whose father runs the show, Sonora works toward her goal. An injury to star rider Marie (Kathleen York) paves her way, and Sonora finds herself on the diving platform. Her life looks complete now that she and Al are in love, but Sonora is about to be thrust into a very trying.