Girl Who Loved Her Horses
Girl Who Loved Her Horses
Play Summary

Girl Who Loved Her Horses
This story transitions from the present in a city to the past on a reservation and back again. Ralph recognizes a familiar drawing beneath notices on a wall, which reminds him of someone in his childhood. Danielle is a quiet Native girl who lives across the tracks in the non-status community. She remains almost invisible to those around her until she draws the horse "every human being on the planet wanted but could never have". This earns her the Native name of Girl Who Loved Her Horses. Unhappy with her home life and forced to move to the city, she is forgotten by those on the Reserve until Ralph sees the drawing. The once strong, confident, powerful, free horse is now terrifying and raging with anger.