Horsebreeder Howard Chamberlain has many superstitious quirks but his primary one is that he believes orphans are bad luck and a jinx to be around This is bad news when Gimpy an orphan shows up at Chamberlains horseranch in search of a place to stay But Howards softhearted wife Madeline allows the young boy to stay on and work in the barn with the horses And Gimpy breaks Chamberlains orphanjinx in a big way