When troubled, cynical teen Rick chooses service at a camp for the blind over serving time, he thinks he's found the easy way out. Instead, it's the way to a new life. Step by step, as Rick helps a blind gymnast rediscover the joys of competition through equestrian show jumping, they begin to take control of the most important journey of all... a journey called life.
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