The growing affection between this aristocratic horse and this poor young boy draws them into an adventure that takes them from the sun-drenched fields of southern Italy to Rome, where the Italian equestrian team trains, and eventually to Austria. It is there that Osoppo is sent to recover from a serious injury, and Salvatore secretly follows him. Together, they accomplish a heroic act, an overlooked masterpiece that will remain etched in memory.

They are surrounded by unforgettable characters: Albertine, Osoppo’s unhappy first owner; Alvaro, an outsider who finds refuge in his drawings of animals to which he feels deeply connected; Salvatore’s taciturn mother, who is nonetheless willing to let her son go when she realizes it is the only thing that can make him happy; and the fatherly Signor Ettore, a man of great experience in the equestrian world.

Against this backdrop unfold the brilliant yellow fields of southern Italy, the vivid green meadows where Osoppo trains in Rome, and the deep shadows of the Austrian forests — a perfect setting for a boy who, on the back of “his” horse, achieves the impossible.