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During the Welch family’s annual Rodeo and Wild West Show in Bayport, the Hardy Boys, Frank and Joe, witness a prized ranch horse, Hondo, being snatched by a group of rustlers. The Welch family, grateful for the brothers’ intervention, enlists the Hardys to help escort their herd back to their ranch. Along the quiet rural roads, the Hardy Boys' long‐dormant horse‑riding expertise resurfaces as they chase the thieves, who abandon their cattle on dirt‑bike scooters after an initial confrontation. The boys must outmaneuver the rustlers, secure Hondo, and ensure the cattle’s safe return before the showdown resolves.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Franklin W. Dixon
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