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Horse Movies
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
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Everyone will cheer Walt Disney Pictures presentation of this
captivating real-life story of Sonora Webster's determination
and courage -- now on DVD. A runaway orphan, young Sonora (Gabrielle
Anwar) persists for a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver's
traveling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a death-defying
"diving girl," but Doc (Cliff Robertson) refuses her pleas.
Undaunted, Sonora's gutsy resolve finally convinces him to give
her a break. On the brink of stardom, however, a cruel twist
of fate threatens to destroy her dream. With the help of a loving
friend (Michael Schoeffling), Sonora must prove that if you
want something badly enough, anything is possible!
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National Velvet
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National Velvet is a 1944 film based on the novel by Enid
Bagnold, published in 1935. It stars Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp
and a young Elizabeth Taylor.
National Velvet is the story of a twelve-year girl, Velvet Brown,
living in Sewels, in Sussex, England, who saves a horse from
the knacker's yard and trains it for the Grand National steeplechase,
aided by her father's hired hand, a young drifter, Mi Taylor.
The fictional horse which Velvet Brown trained and rode in the
National is called "The Pie." When she discovers that the Latvian
jockey hired to ride the Pie doesn't believe he can win, she
disguises herself as a male jockey and rides the horse to victory.
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Black Beauty
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| Black Beauty is a 1994 film adaptation of Anna Sewell's novel
by the same name, directed by Caroline Thompson in her directorial
debut [1]. It was released in 1994 and stars Andrew Knott, Sean
Bean and David Thewlis. |
The Black Stallion
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| The Black Stallion is a 1979 American film based on the 1941
classic children's novel The Black Stallion by Walter Farley.
It tells the story of Alec Ramsey, who is shipwrecked on a deserted
island, together with a wild Arabian stallion whom he befriends.
After being rescued, they are set on entering a race challenging
two champion horses. |
International Velvet
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| International Velvet is a 1978 dramatic film. It was a sequel
to the 1944 classic, National Velvet. International Velvet is
the story of an American girl, Sarah Brown, who is orphaned
when her parents are killed in a car crash. She is sent to England
to live with her aunt Velvet Brown and Uncle John. When Velvet
was a similar age to Sarah, she and her horse, The Pie, entered
the legendary Grand National horse race and won; however, she
was instantly disqualified due to her young age and the fact
that women were not allowed to ride in the race. The Pie is
ultimately put out to stud upon his retirement. He sires his
last foal after Sarah's arrival in England. Sarah and Velvet
are present for the birth of this foal and Sarah eventually
decides that she'd like to purchase him. She takes the "job"
of helping her uncle with his writers block in an attempt to
earn money. |
Seabiscuit
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| Seabiscuit is a 2003 American dramatic film based on the best-selling
book Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand. The
story recounts the life and racing career of Seabiscuit, an
undersized and overlooked thoroughbred race horse whose unexpected
successes made him a hugely popular sensation in the United
States near the end of the Great Depression. |
Phar Lap
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| As Phar Lap is brought into the stables, he and
Woodcock form a strong bond. When the young strapper complains
about how hard Telford works the horse, Telford sacks him. He
has to reinstate Woodcock when the horse stops eating. Phar
Lap fails badly in his first few races, but Woodcock educates
the horse by holding him back in trackwork, sensing that he
likes to come from behind. This pays off at the AJC Derby run
at Randwick, Sydney. The film shows this as Phar Lap's first
win although it was actually the RRC Maiden Juvenile Handicap
in the previous racing season. The win saves Phar Lap from being
sold and Telford from bankruptcy. As the Depression bites, Phar
Lap wins every race he enters. |
Second Chances
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Ten-year-old Sunny Matthews (Kelsey Mulrooney) is emotionally
and physically broken. A horrific car accident took her loving
father's life and also left her disabled. With a damaged spirit
and a deep sadness within her, it is only a horse named Ginger
that has been through his own share of hard times that can reach
her. As the two bond, they discover a talent for barrel racing
competitions, which slowly draws them both back into the real
world. Based on a true story, this uplifting tale captures the
reawakening of a little girl's spirit after a traumatic time
and offers valuable lessons about the healing power of friendship.
Miraculously, things begin to change when Sunny and her mother
Kathleen (Isabel Glasser Pure Country, Forever Young) move next
door to a horse ranch run by a one-time rodeo star Ben Taylor
(Tom Amandes the Long Kiss Goodnight). Sunny s recovery begins
as she develops an affinity for Ben, and a love for a mean-spirited,
crippled horse named Ginger. This inspirational family film
also stars Academy Award winning actor Stuart Whitman, Academy
Award nominees, Theodore Bikel and Terry Moore, plus Charles
Shaughnessy and Madeline Zima from television s The Nanny.
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The Horse Whisperer
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Although it's best viewed on a big theatrical screen to take
full advantage of Robert Richardson's breathtaking widescreen
cinematography, it seems likely that most people will see this
classy romance in the comfort of their own homes. Adapted from
the bestseller by Nicholas Evans and directed by Robert Redford,
the film did respectable business at the box-office, but it
was too sprawling and too soapy to be a bona fide hit. Redford
stars as the title character, a Montana rancher named Tom Booker,
who possesses the specialized talent of healing traumatized
horses through careful and affectionate rehabilitation. He gets
his most challenging case when he's sought out by a fast-lane
New York magazine editor (Kristin Scott Thomas, in a role modeled
after former New Yorker editor Tina Brown) whose daughter (Scarlett
Johansson) was injured and traumatized by an accident that nearly
killed her favorite horse. When mother, daughter, and horse
arrive at Booker's ranch, the big-city editor falls in love
with the serene rancher and faces the painful decision of whether
to stay in Montana or return to her husband (Sam Neill) in New
York. Some may find this to be much ado about nothing, and comparisons
to The Bridges of Madison County are inevitable, but Redford's
directorial approach offers the kind of graceful stature, tenderness,
and intelligence required to elevate the simple story. The film
takes all the time it needs to let its characters heal and make
their important decisions, and that alone makes it a refreshing
alternative to the frantic pace of most big-studio productions.
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The Silver Stallion
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Deep in the heart of the highest and most remote mountain
range are the home and hiding place for the legendary Silver
Stallion. The Ranchers tell stories about the silver ghost horse
that has led them on wild chases half seen but never captured.
For one man (Russell Crown) the desire to capture the silver
stallion has become an obsession and he will stop at nothing
to tame the wild beast. Told through the words of a mother as
she writes page-py-page entertainment for her horse- crazy daughter.
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A Horse for Danny
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| Danny is a smart little girl. She lives at the track where
her uncle is a horse trainer. She knows her uncle needs just
one great horse to make his name |
The Long Shot
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| Annie Garrett (Julie Benz) is a young woman who moves with
her slacker husband Ross and their seven-year-old daughter Taylor
(Gage Golightly) from Colorado to a ranch in northern California.
After he fails to land a job as promised, Ross abandons Annie
and Taylor. With nowhere to turn, and their horse to look after,
Annie gets a job as a ranch hand and stable person at a stud
farm owned by Mary Lou O'Brien (Marsha Mason), a stern woman
who is dealing with her own past. Inspired by Mary Lou's encouragement,
Annie decides to enter in to a dressage competition with one
of Mary Lou's horses, Tolo. But when Tolo's sight begins to
weaken, and Annie is injured, she has to believe in herself
and have faith in Tolo to win. |
Sylvester
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Cinderella is a cowgirl in Sylvester, a hard-luck story with
a happy ending if there ever was one. Melissa Gilbert is the
tough-talking teenage orphan cowpoke whose natural talent
and determination transform her into a prize-winning equestrian.
Soapy subplots abound: She has a drunken reluctant mentor
(Richard Farnsworth, in a fine turn), fights the court to
raise her two younger brothers in a rundown trailer, and protests
too much against a would-be sweetheart (Michael Schoeffling,
the resident hunk of Sixteen Candles). Yet there is poetry
in the scenes of Gilbert riding Sylvester through the hills
and magical footage of Farnsworth secretly training the horse
by moonlight. Even the trite dialogue ("Did you kill their
dreams like you're killing mine?") fails to do in the modern
fairy tale. It's a pretty darn imperfect world Gilbert and
friends inhabit, which in its own plodding way makes it seem
like real life, despite the unlikely journey from jeans to
jodhpurs. --Valerie J. Nelson
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Man From Snowy River
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A conventional boy-and-his-horse story set against the red
rocks of remote Australian mountains. (If there's a wide-screen
edition, grab it. The scenery is one of the movie's strongest
features.) Tom Burlinson is Jim Craig, a young man left stranded
after his father's death who is struggling to save the family
farm. He proves his manhood during a hair-raising hunt over
the wooded slopes in search of an escaped stallion. The great,
grizzled, Australian character actor Jack Thompson (the idealistic
lawyer in Breaker Morant) is the tough, older horseman who takes
the lad under his wing. The director, George Miller (not to
be confused with the action-master who made the Mad Max films)
allows costar Kirk Douglas to mug and grimace and prance far
too much in a duel role as a pair of lovable old coots who hate
each other's guts. Luckily, one of the coots has a handsome
daughter (Sigrid Thornton, an Elizabeth McGovern-type with grit),
who also has a way with horses. So it isn't all rocks and pine
trees.
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Running Free
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Running Free E is the adventurous inspiring story of a remarkable
friendship between a boy and an abandoned young colt named Lucky.
In an African mining town an orphaned servant boy raises a young
horse who is destined for a life of hard labor. Together they
find the strength to stand up to the cruel plantation owner
and his mean-spirited thoroughbred Caesar; fleeing the destruction
of the escalating war they chase after the freedom they deserve.
Narrated by Lukas Haas (Witness Mars Attacks!) and starring
Jan Decleir (Character Antonia's Line) Arie Verveen (The Thin
Red Line) as well as Chase Moore and Maria Geelbooi in their
big-screen debuts RUNNING FREE is a visually stunning unforgettable
tale about the triumph of the human - and equestrian
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Dreamer
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The title is a mouthful, but Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
hits the winner's circle as a warm and inspiring family film.
Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) is a Kentucky horse trainer who watches
in horror as a championship filly breaks its leg during a practice
run. Ordinarily that means curtains, but today Ben's daughter,
Cale (Dakota Fanning), is at the track, and Ben impulsively
buys the horse and loses his job in one fell swoop. The rehabilitation
process is almost too much for a farm that's already struggling
to survive in a modern economy, but the horse turns out to be
a much-needed salve to the nearly broken family, including Ben's
wife (Elisabeth Shue) and father (Kris Kristofferson). The cast
is excellent, especially Fanning (who at age 11 has become a
major star and was branded by Entertainment Weekly as the most
powerful actress in Hollywood), and the film is well-paced by
director-writer John Gatins and beautifully shot by cinematographer
Fred Murphy. Surely the ultimate fate of the horse and the family
won't surprise anyone, but young girls who love horses often
don't need a surprise ending. They need a reason to cheer, and
Dreamer delivers all the way.
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Pit Pony
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| A pit pony was a type of pony commonly used underground in
coal mines from the mid 18th up until the mid 20th century.Ponies
began to be used underground, often replacing child or female
labour, as distances from pithead to coal face became greater.
The first known recorded use in Britain was in the Durham coalfield
in 1750. |
Barbaro - A Nations Horse
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Rediscover this inspirational story with Barbaro: A Nation's
Horse, a new DVD from NBC Sports. Narrated by Bob Costas, it
includes interviews with Barbaro's owners, as well as veterinarian
Dean Richardson, trainer Michael Matz and jockey Edgar Prado.
You'll also find exclusive coverage of Barbaro's Kentucky Derby
win, his five pre-Derby races, and the Preakness Stakes. Special
DVD bonus features are also included. The happy ending is that
for every DVD sold a donation is made to The Barbaro Fund, supporting
health research for future generations of equine athletes. It's
a story of hope you will want to see and a worthy cause you
will want to support.
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Flicka
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Can a wild horse with a bad attitude and a not-quite-wild
but pretty darn sullen teenage girl with a bad attitude be the
best things that ever happened to each other? Though we guess
the answer pretty early on in Flicka, it doesn't diminish the
feel-good family film one bit. The film is a remake of the 1947
My Friend Flicka itself based on the bestselling (and still
riveting) novel by Mary O'Hara, and starring a young Roddy McDowall
as the aimless teen hero. This 2006 update changes the hero
to a heroine, Katy (Alison Lohman), though the dynamic is similar,
and in some ways makes the appeal of the film broader. After
all, young girls love their horses, and Katy's moxie and determination,
as she opens her heart to the wild filly, a touchingly and humanly
conveyed. As Katy struggles with her relationship with her gruff
dad (given an excellent performance by country star Tim McGraw),
she finds she can gain confidence and be the person her father
wants her to be--solely by being herself as she connects with
Flicka the horse. The cinematography is stunning, and showcases
a part of America that once was seen and celebrated often in
films, and lately so rare as to be precious.
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Hildago
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A sandstorm of epic proportions. A swarm of locusts so massive
it obliterates the relentless sun. Deadly traps that defy imagination.
These are just a few of the astonishing obstacles Frank T. Hopkins,
the greatest long-distance racer ever, faces in the rousing
action-adventure HIDALGO. Based on a true story and starring
Viggo Mortensen (THE LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy), Hopkins (Mortensen)
and his mustang Hidalgo enter the ultimate extreme sport of
its time -- the Ocean Of Fire. Underdogs challenging the finest
Arabian horses and riders, they must not only survive the grueling
race across 3,000 miles of the Arabian Desert's punishing terrain,
but they must thwart the evil plots of competitors who vow victory
at all costs! A great story of personal triumph, amazing special
effects, and memorable characters make HIDALGO one of the most
thrilling adventures ever.
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Ruffian
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Based on the story of the great filly who was undefeated until
suffering a fatal breakdown in a match race against Foolish
Pleasure at Belmont Park in 1975 . Only lasting two short seasons
on the track, Ruffian was unbeaten through her first ten starts
– shattering records at nearly every race. It was the much anticipated
11th race, on July 7, 1975 in front of a packed house at Belmont
and a television audience of 18 million viewers, that proved
to be her last. Hailed as the battle of the sexes, Ruffian went
head-to-head with Kentucky Derby winning colt Foolish Pride,
in what became the last match race in professional horse racing.
Just short of the one mile marker, Ruffian went down hard with
a broken leg, ultimately leaving doctors with no other option
than to put the horse to sleep. The next day, she was buried
at Belmont and to this day remains the only horse granted that
honor.
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Moon Dance Alexander
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A sweet family drama about a girl and her misunderstood horse,
Moondance Alexander focuses on a teenager who is longing to
fit into a world where she is considered an oddball. Though
Moondance (Kay Panabaker) is cute as a button, she's saddled
with an unpopular name and that, apparently, is enough to make
other 15-year-old girls dislike her. But when the spunky kid
finds a mischievous runaway pinto, her life changes for the
better. The horse's owner is played by a gravely voiced Don
Johnson, who allows Moondance to work at his stable. In return,
he will also train her to ride Checkers, who is her new best
friend. Moondance is convinced that Checkers is a champion jumper
in the making that just needs someone to believe in him. She
believes. And by the end of the movie, the parable won't be
lost on anyone that in bringing out the best in Checkers, Moondance
also discovers her own worth. Directed by soap opera star Michael
Damian, the film has a warm, but cheesy made-for-TV vibe. The
movie is not without charm. But there are virtually no surprises
here, and the viewer easily guesses what will happen way before
it actually does. Panabaker, Johnson and Lori Loughlin (as Moondance's
mom) are all wonderful in their roles. But figure skater Sasha
Cohen is sorely miscast as Moondance's high-school nemesis.
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Thunderhead Son of Flicka
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A sequel to the wildly popular, heart-warming children's classic
My Friend Flicka, Thunderhead stars the original winsome young
Roddy McDowall as the horse-lover against all odds. The sequel
is every bit as touching, involving, and misty-eye-inducing
as the original film. Thunderhead, a headstrong albino colt,
is the son of the mare Flicka, and McDowall's Ken McLaughlin
sets out to find out what this wild thing can do. Thunderhead,
when given his head, can fly as though winged, so Ken decides
to enter Thunderhead in some horse races. But it becomes clear
that Thunderhead can fly only if he's free. A tragedy threatens
the sweet world that Thunderhead and Ken have created, and only
that magical love between child and animal can overcome the
stumbling blocks. Thunderhead, Son of Flicka is a worthy successor
to the original film, and a touching family film for horse lovers
of all ages.
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