Everywhere Spirit

In Everywhere Spirit a troubled racerider's war to conquer his demons parallels the quest of his Apache alter-ego to find love, which is aided by the wisdom of a Navajo shaman. The Apache experiences a new beginning with the Nez Perce, falling in love with the daughter of a chieftain. Soon the tribe is engaged in a dramatic attempt to flee into Canada.

Corrupted by a Chicago crime family, the jockey gets involved in a betting coup that goes awry. Fearing prison following his felony arrest, he meets a self-effacing lawyer, who negotiates his freedom. An earthquake that strikes a Southern California racecourse helps the rider put his own plight into perspective. While racing in New Mexico a near fatal spill causes the jockey to redirect his life.

Stephen Halstead was born in the UK. A lifelong racetracker he started running quarter horses in Arizona, later racing thoroughbreds in Mexico, across Canada and throughout the United States.