In 1890, for the first time a rich sheikh invited a foreigner to compete. It was and American man Frank Hopkins, the best cowboy and rider throughout the Wild West. The influential sheikh put big money to the stranger's victory. Now his fate depends on the confrontation of the upstart American mustang named Hidalgo and the best Arabian stallions controlled by most skilled riders Bedouins. And not everyone is happy about the daring Yankee's victory in the traditional Arab derby, because it can bring fame to ones and death to others. And for Frank, victory is not only a matter of honor, but the only way to survive in the hot sands of the endless desert.