DustyRhodesisnewatJeffersonHigh,andshesticksoutlikea...well,acowgirl.DustyisarealcowgirlfromTexas.HerparentsareintheU.S.Army:hermotherahelicopterpilotandherfatheraSpecialForcesArmyRanger.Atfirst,Dustyisanoutcast,buteventuallyshemakesfriendswithagroupthatincludesSavanah,agirlwhosefatherwaskilledwhilefightinginIraqthreeyearsearlier.EventhoughSavanahiskindofGothandDustyisallcowgirltheyhaveaspecialconnectionandtheybond.DustygetstheschooltoagreetoanEquestrianDrillTeamandsheenlistshernewcityslickerfriendstojointheteam.AsDustyandtheteampractice,DustydealswiththefearsthatcomewithhermotherfightinginAfghanistan.