Synopsis

Siegfried, known as "the best horseman north of the Humber," had allowed his veterinary practice to drift into a quiet dependence on whiskey following the loss of his wife. Yet, he remained determined to employ his considerable talents. A valuable racehorse afflicted with a strangulated hernia presented an opportunity for both retribution against colleagues he deemed complacent and a chance to guide Ewan Ross – a man whose own abilities as a vet were being squandered. Meanwhile, James harbore