In the spring of 1875, a black and white Appaloosa colt was
born on the Colorado high plains, just west of Ute Pass. He had the
mark of a handprint on his chest, and though white at birth, the mark
would appear yellow as the Colt got older.

     In December of that year, a company of U.S. Cavalry on their way
north from New Mexico came upon a band of wild horses. They
captured many of the herd and drove them north to be used as
replacement mounts for the U. S. Army. Although the Colt narrowly
escaped capture, his Mother was among those taken.

     This is the story of that Colt, and his attempt to find and rescue his
Mother and the rest of his kind, his lifelong friendship with Noka the
Eagle, and the adventures and events that would become the legend
of the renegade Colt known as - Yellowhand