2022 EQUUUS Fest Selections
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HOOVES Healing Our Veterans
HOOVES Healing Our VeteransRun Time: 4 minutes -
A Mind Like Still Water
Two women's lives are irrevocably changed when they attend a world-renowned horse clinic.Run Time: 40 minutes -
5000 Miles 5000 Mustangs - Mustang Discovery Ride Promo
Take a young woman with a passion for horses looking for a grand adventure...Run Time: 9 minutes -
Time Spent In The Saddle
The official music video for the song, "Time Spent in the Saddle,"Run Time: 4 minutes -
BLM From Wild To Mild
From Wild to Mild...Run Time: 3 minutes -
200 Years Of German Racing
This short film offers a quick look at the 200-year history of horseracing in GermanyRun Time: 5 minutes -
The Tamers | Connecting with horses
The Tamers – Connecting with HorsesRun Time: 12 minutes -
Dual Enrolled
Dual Enrolled is a short documentary on the demands and commitment that is required of....Run Time: 13 minutes -
Operation Equine - WARRIOR Pack Trip
Michelle Kaye, MA, LPC, introduces Operation EquineRun Time: 8 minutes -
Discover The Horse: Gentle Giants
Discover the extraordinary world of Draft Horses with Alyssa Mathews on her Quest to ride every breed.Run Time: 33 mins minutes -
The Sport of Queen’s
Hawaii Polo Life is the premier brand that you want to be a part of.Run Time: 22 minutes -
Natural Wildfire Abatement and Forest Protection Plan - Wild Horse Fire Brigade
Natural Wildfire Abatement and Forest Protection Plan - Wild Horse Fire BrigadeRun Time: 28 minutes -
Keepers of the Horse
The story of a beautiful and forgotten herd of horses.Run Time: 70 minutes -
THE BREEDING SHED
A new breed of women professionals break barriers in the male world of thoroughbred racingRun Time: 29 minutesNo Longer Available -
Horses For Mental Health - Jaycee Dugard: Healing Through Horses
Horses For Mental Health - Jaycee Dugard: Healing Through HorsesRun Time: 13 minutes -
Charro & Steed (A Story of Mexican Rodeo)
The Mexican Rodeo, or "Charreria"....Run Time: 18 minutes -
Horses For Mental Health - Self Love
Horses For Mental Health - Self LoveRun Time: 3 minutes -
We Are The Wild Horses
A Music Video about a poet's odyssey of discovering wild horses.Run Time: 5 minutes -
Horses For Mental Health - A Broken Down Man
Horses For Mental Health - A Broken Down ManRun Time: 1 minutes -
To My Person
An aging horse gifts his little girl the memories they have shared as he parts from this wRun Time: 4 minutes -
Horses For Mental Health - A Mother's Grief
Horses For Mental Health - A Mother's GriefRun Time: 3 minutes -
Herstory - Side Saddle
A short film on the side saddle.....Run Time: 22 minutes -
Imprinted: Dancing with foals
IMPRINTED captures an extraordinary occurrenceRun Time: 30 minutes -
Horses For Mental Health - Breathe: A Story Of Transformation
Horses For Mental Health - BreathRun Time: 3 minutes -
Do You Know Hope?
Do You Know Hope?Run Time: 2 minutes -
Wild Heart
This is a true story about a girl and her Mustang.Run Time: 11 minutes -
Horses For Mental Health - Riley Smith
Riley Smith: Transformation Through A HorseRun Time: 12 minutes -
The Bardia
Moroccan tbourida teamRun Time: 20 minutes -
Lead Change
How do we inspire? How do we open doors? How do we lead change?Run Time: 8 minutes -
Ghost Horses of the Ozarks
The horses are descended from farm horses that were abandoned....Run Time: 14 minutes
2021 EQUUS Fest Selections
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The Secret Of Corolla
The Secret Of Corolla is the story about the Wild Colonial Spanish Horses found on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and how they have made those islands their home.Run Time: 34 minutes -
WRCA (Working Ranch Cowboys Association) 25th Anniversary
A film celebrating the mission and history of an organization devoted to supporting the working ranch cowboy and their families.Run Time: 12 minutes -
Discover The Horse: About the Connemara Pony
Discover the Connemara Pony in this video about the breed!Run Time: 2 minutes -
Cowgirls and Horses
Wild and domestic horses have helped humans for centuries.
Today they need our help. "Instead of disposing of these animals let's bring them back into our communities and really value how important they are". ~ Karen HardyRun Time: 6 minutes -
Hautism and Wilderwood
Hautism and Wilderwood celebrates the innate connection between autistic people and horses -- and the program that embraces it.Run Time: 10 minutes -
Equilibrium
Horse riding, skateboarding and surfing are interests from unparalleled worlds, but ‘Equillibrium’ tells the story of one individual, Harry Beswick, who has seamlessly excelled at each of them.Run Time: 14 minutes -
SourApples
A stubborn and sour horse finds that the most beautiful apple is far out of his reach. Instead of enjoying the many apples he already has, he decides it is worth trying to get the last perfect apple from the tree.Run Time: 02 minutes -
Love & Horses
Join Jason & Bronwyn on the television show 'The Horse Trainers'!
A show all about horses, training tips and exercises! Come join the horsemanship journey!Run Time: 33:15 minutes -
Mustang S.
Deeply affected by an accident that took her parents' lives, 16-year-old Manon has a grudge against the whole world, but an unexpected encounter is going to change her life…Run Time: 20 minutes -
Horses Cry Too
A broken hearted champion who struggles with cancer and depression seeks Equine Therapy, healing with horses.Run Time: 7 minutes -
Fox Trot
EquineStraw presents Fox Trot. It’s a story of a girl and her horse. The calling, the passion for eventing, and the love between them.Run Time: 13 minutes -
Horse Heroes
Just like every human, every horse has a story. There is a unique bond with all the history behind humans and horses, an unspoken connection between the two species. We will take a closer look into the day to day of two Arizona non-profit horse farms. The women who run the day-to-day operations of each farm have dedicated their life’s work to helping horses and humans live better lives. Each has a very different purpose; one preservation, another therapy.Run Time: 63 minutes -
HorseKeeper
“In the state of New Mexico, with its timeless unspoiled vistas, history feels enticingly close, especially in this northeast corner where the Santa Fe Trail once flowed.” -- Jackie FlemingRun Time: 39 minutes -
Equine Empowered Therapy - Haltering Sally
Providing therapeutic services to horses in pain while also providing employment opportunities for veterans.Run Time: 34 minutes -
Added Years
A film essay of an aging man's love and devotion for his horses.Run Time: 10 minutes -
Go Change The World
Run Time: 7 minutes -
COWBOYS - A Documentary Portrait
Told in the cinematic tradition of classic westerns, “COWBOYS - A Documentary Portrait” is a feature-length film that gives viewers the opportunity to ride alongside modern working cowboys on some of America's largest and most remote cattle ranches. The movie documents the lives of the men and women working on these "big outfit" ranches - some of which are over one million acres - and still require full crews of horseback mounted workers to tend large herds of cattle.Run Time: 79 minutes -
Riding Liberty
Inspired by a true story, this is a story of how a mentally traumatized teenager is healed through his relationship with a horse and how hard work, commitment and determination can change destiny. Our vision is to create an inspiring and emotionally engaging film that provides a beautiful insight into the horsemanship, skill and dedication needed in polo, the healing capacity of horses and the importance of retraining of racehorses.Run Time: 5 minutes
Black Equestrian Experience
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Mustang Pride
Check out the official video for "Mustang Pride", a song written by CGLA founder Sue Anne Wells, and performed by two CGLA students, Justice Agnew and Mya Humphrey. Mustang Pride is a music video showcasing the wild horse and how he is a mentor to young women especially disadvantage young womenRun Time: 4 minutes -
Urban Cowgirls
“Inspiring lives one ride at a time.” Member of the AQHARun Time: 6 minutes -
Bedouin Horsemaster - Ali Al Ameri
For the first time cameras were allowed to follow reknowned Horsemaster Ali Al Ameri fixing horses during his time in the United Kingdom. This film provides an amazing insight into Ali Al Ameri at work, his thoughts and humour while showing the power of his natural horsemanship.Run Time: 95 minutes -
Une Allure Dans La Nuit
Let's meet Patrick Moutomé , a former equestrian stuntman who went blind after an accident. His passion stronger than anything, he takes over the reins of his life and his horses. Patrick tells us about the obstacles he had to overcome and explains his new vision of the horse through discussions with some of his rider friends.Run Time: 50 minutes -
Mils Life
'Mil's Life' is the story of 25 year old urban cowboy and native Philadelphian, Jamil ' Mil ' Pratis, and the symbiotic relationship formed between a man, his horse and, their urban experience.
The film will explore one man's passion for racing while uncovering the true nature of the environment that has defined his character and determination. The film will document how essential the relationship is that’s formed between a man and his horse, within the confines of their urban surroundings. Emphasizing the singularity between a horse and its rider; we'll follow Mil and Dusty as they prepare for what's to be their final race in South Carolina.
Mil's Life is an examination of the intimate relationship between aspiring jockey, Jamil Pratis, and his one-eyed horse, Dusty.
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JAR: Journey of a Horseman
Follow the entertainer's incredible life from Motown recording artist to his 5 star rated charity working with at risk youth using horses in his programs.Run Time: 50 minutes -
T-Galop
Cajun jockeys and Creole cowboys, Cotton Knights and Mardi Gras revelers reveal the long history with the horses they love. This equine love affair began more than 250 years ago on the first ranches of South Louisiana. Creoles and Cajuns were some of America's first cowboys. Not only essential to hard work, horses were often the focus of French Louisiana's renowned joie de vivre. T-Galop romps playfully across South Louisiana through professional sports and community rituals bearing witness to a modern horse culture born many centuries ago.Run Time: 70 minutes -
What Is Just Believe Training
An introduction: to who we are, our goals, and how we plan to change the community around us. Just Believe was established in 2018 and previously operated as an equine training facility for starting reining, cutting, trail, and cow horse disciplines while developing a broad understanding of various horses and dispositions. Acting as a youth haven for local teens and young adults, there was a growing need for more interactive programming.Run Time: 13 minutes -
Cowgirl Up
Labrelah Hutchins, barrel racer and cowgirl from Mississippi pursues a lifelong dream to be the first African-American woman in the National Finals Rodeo.
Nathan Willis is an award-winning documentary filmmaker based in New Orleans. His short documentary ‘Cowgirl Up’ premiered at Slamdance and won Best Film and Best Director at the Fusion Documentary Challenge. His ultimate goal is to make the world a more hopeful, beautiful, and empathetic place.
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Horse
JAR wrote Horse song as an anthem to bring all horse lovers together through the venue of music.Run Time: 6 minutes -
The Adventures of Selika
A story based upon the image of a beautiful black woman, Selika, an equestrian of haut dressage in 19th century France.Run Time: 7 minutes -
When The Dust Settles
The film shows how the struggles of wild horses mirror those of disadvantaged girls.Run Time: 45 minutes -
Halter Off
Far removed from the pomp and pageantry of races like the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, Halter Off offers an unapologetic look at the underbelly of horse racing in Charles Town, West Virginia and one man’s shot at a second chance.Run Time: 19 minutes
EQUUS Discovery & Travel
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Equestrian Adventuresses In Ireland Episode 5
In this episode we continue our long-distance horse-riding travels across Ireland completely unsupported and relying on our two mares for transportation. We ride to castles, knock on strangers’ doors and ask for a place to stay and enjoy our adventures at Coomanore South Equestrian Centre in Bantry.Run Time: 16 minutes -
The Gobi Gallop A Documentary
A look at the intrepid riders taking on the challenge of the longest annual charity horseback ride on the planet. Filmed in MongoliaRun Time: 71 minutes -
Equestrian Adventuress A Day At Lipica Stud
The Stud Farm Lipica is committed to ensuring care, treatment, accommodation and breeding of all categories of Lipizzan horses in accordance with the highest ethical, ethological and technological standards not only due to the role and importance of the stud farm in modern breeding of Lipizzan horse worldwide, but above all due to the Lipizzans themselves.Run Time: 4 minutes -
The Highlands Wilderness Adventure Unbroken Horses
The Highlands
The Island Project was an adventure of a life time, I learnt so much during the month but it also left me a whole new set of questions! The horses didn’t need me on the island they were totally free but they did have a restriction....the water around it!Run Time: 29 minutes -
Discover The Horse - Moriesian Breed
The Moriesian is combination of Morgan and Friesian bloodlines. Bringing two beautiful and well loved breeds together to create an elegant and versatile sport horse. The Moriesian Horse Registry was started in 1996 and there are now several breeders around the US.Run Time: 02:08 minutes -
Discover The Horse: About the Connemara Pony
Discover the Connemara Pony in this video about the breed!Run Time: 2 minutes -
Riding With The Herd - Iceland on Horseback
Join Alyssa from DiscoverTheHorse for the ultimate equestrian adventure! Ride with a herd of horses, explore the magical highlands of Iceland and discover the Amazing Icelandic Horse!Run Time: 33 minutes -
Discover The Horse: Gentle Giants
Discover the extraordinary world of Draft Horses with Alyssa Mathews on her Quest to ride every breed.Run Time: 33 mins minutes -
Equestrian Adventuress In Greece
Travel to Greece with the Equestrian AdventuressRun Time: 19 minutes -
Discover The Horse - Aegidienberger
Discover The Horse - Aegidienberger
Learn about the Aegidienberger Horse in this video about the breed! Filmed in Germany, featuring horses owned by Inge Windelschmidt.Run Time: 03:22 minutes -
Equestrian Adventuresses In Ireland Episode 4
Riding horses across Ireland took us 1 and a half months from the bottom to where we finished in the north. Although there aren't very many trails in Ireland, in this video we attempt to go trail riding to get off of the roads! During our long-distance horse riding adventure, we tackled many challenges but this was definitely one of our first big ones! We also face a scary incident with one of our mares, Q, in one of the fields. Luckily, we were able to rescue her and continue our horse ride across Ireland with our pack horses!Run Time: 15 minutes -
Equestrian Adventuresses In Ireland Episode 7
In this episode we continue our long ride across Ireland on our two horses. We carried all our gear in our saddle bags on our horses and rode every day on the Irish roads trying to wind our way north. We try to ride on the "Ireland Way" and take a 30-kilometer detour. We try to find a horse trailer to ferry us across the Shannon river. And we experience our first ever hail storm on horseback. The weather in Ireland finally catches up with us and we ride through the various places in our riding ponchos.Run Time: 13 minutes -
Equestrian Adventuresses In Ireland Episode 1
Here’s exactly how we left England and headed to Ireland to start our journey on horseback from the south of Ireland to the North via the Wild Atlantic Way - Enjoy!Run Time: 9 minutes -
Discover The Horse - Pintabian Breed
The Pintabian horse has been around for decades, but what exactly is a Pintabian? They have over 99% Arabian bloodlines with tobiano markings. Tobiano refers to a specific type of white spotting pattern.Run Time: 01:50 minutes -
Equestrian Adventuresses In Ireland Episode 6
In this episode (part six) we continue our two-month adventure riding across Ireland on horseback completely unsupported and relying on total strangers for a place to stay! We encounter problems with hurricanes, explore the old Kenmore road and enjoy the spectacular views. Enjoy our horse riding across Ireland series.Run Time: 17 minutes -
Equestrian Adventuresses In Greenland
Travel with Equestrian Adventuresses to Greenland as they embark on a horse riding journey to meet the masterminds behind a horse riding tour in one of the most untouched places on Earth.Run Time: 24 minutes -
Equestrian Adventuress In Slovenia
The team of Equestrian Adventuresses travels the world to film a documentary-series about women empowerment, horses, travel and adventure. It’s no coincidence that they found themselves horse riding in Slovenia for the next stop in the film tour! As Adventuress Krystal would soon learn, Slovenia is a hidden gem tucked away in Europe. And what better way to discover such a unique and special country than a horseback adventure with fellow adventuresses! So travel with us to Slovenia where you will meet the man behind it all, Borut from Horses on Breg.Run Time: 23 minutes -
Equestrian Adventuresses In Ireland Episode 3
In This episode we travel on horseback in Ireland to the Mizen Head Peninsula. We ride along the beach, canter to the Three Castle Head and continue our journey from the South to the North of Ireland on Horseback completely unsupported.Run Time: 15 minutes -
Equestrian Adventuresses in Ireland Episode 2
In this video Christian and I start our 600-mile journey across Ireland on horseback. We face a few challenges before getting on the road and share a little about what our journey will be like riding on roads in Ireland as there are no bridle paths to ride on! Riding horses in Ireland has always been a dream of mine and although we've never ridden unsupported with our two horses before we know they are just as adventurous as we! #marepower Horseback riding Ireland over 600 miles is not going to be easy but we are prepared for the challenge ahead! In this video you also learn more about the lack of bridleways and dangerous drivers in Ireland.Run Time: 14 minutes -
Equestrian Adventuress In Germany Along the Old Eastern German Border
Equestrian Adventuress In Germany Along the Old Eastern German BorderRun Time: 11 minutes
EQUUS Music Videos
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Cobra The Mustang From Wild To World Champion
The true story of Marsha Hartford Sapp and her wild Mustang, Cobra, is as magical as any Disney fairytale. It is a tale of second chances, belief, love and redemption. It is what inspired the writing of the song and creation of this heartwarming video.Run Time: 7 minutes -
We Are The Wild Horses
A Music Video about a poet's odyssey of discovering wild horses.Run Time: 5 minutes -
Ty March Finally Friday
Ty March is from Carlile, PA, who moved to Nashville, TN to pursue his career in the country as a country singer. March, a former drummer with a popular metal band, Capture The Crown paved his own way into country music while making lots of friends who are also rising country artists. March fell in love with country music at a very young age, thanks to George Jones and Garth Brooks. March’s debut single into country music was “It’s Finally Friday,” which was released back in 2015. This single launched his country music career, as the single was rapidly picked up by several media outlets worldwide.Run Time: 3 minutes -
Mustang Pride
Check out the official video for "Mustang Pride", a song written by CGLA founder Sue Anne Wells, and performed by two CGLA students, Justice Agnew and Mya Humphrey. Mustang Pride is a music video showcasing the wild horse and how he is a mentor to young women especially disadvantage young womenRun Time: 4 minutes -
Bitless A Music Video
Music video about our educational film that encourages and celebrates equestrians who are actively seeking a richer, more rewarding relationship with their equine partner.Run Time: 4 minutes -
Grow Up To Be Cowboys
In honor of The National Day of the Cowboy I created this video set to images by my friend, ranch wife Hope Dennis. The Dennis family are multi-generational ranchers hailing from South Dakota. As an artist, it feels so good to share the values of family, faith, and connection to the landRun Time: 5 minutes -
Time Spent In The Saddle
The official music video for the song, "Time Spent in the Saddle,"Run Time: 4 minutes -
Walk Side By Side
A universal message of loving partnership.Run Time: 4 minutes -
Pony Music Video
This is a story about a Lady and her pony.
Music Video for The Lumberjack Cowboy Heartbreak Truckin Company
Run Time: 7 minutes -
Live Before You Die
Travelling the length of the country and back again with a pair of horses and gypsy caravan, Live Before You Die is the ultimate horse-drawn road movie, following a band of Travellers with handcarts, goats, donkeys and ponies along green lanes to the fairs and festivals of England.Run Time: 6 minutes -
The Last Ride
"The Last Ride" music video was made as the title song for the documentary, "Their last Ride". The documentary feature can be screened in the EQUUS FIlm Festival On Demand channel.Run Time: 5 minutes -
Wherever I Roam
"Wherever I Roam" (copyright 2018, Gary Allegretto Music, Solita Music, BMI)
From Gary Allegretto's 2018 record release "Blues on the Trail"Run Time: 4 minutes
Young Adults
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Bubbles The Rescue Horse
An elderly horse named Bubbles escapes kill pen and finds his forever home.
Run Time: 4 minutes -
Lil' Herc March Of The Conquerors
Li’l Herc is based on Hercules, the real-life Lusitano bay colt owned by first time horse owner and author, Suzanne Kopp-Moskow. Li’l Herc is brought into Marie’s life by Frida, based on Suzanne’s real-life tri-color Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, to help Marie overcome her sadness and frustration.Run Time: 4 minutes -
Christmas Ranch
A rebellious girl is sent to stay on her grandmother’s horse ranch for Christmas. She falls into friendship with her grandmother’s pony and becomes determined to help save the ranch from foreclosure.Run Time: 82 minutes -
A Pony and His Boy: The Story of Berry and Josh
Young boy with Down Syndrome and his pony.Run Time: 27 minutes -
A Girl And Her Horse
A short documentary about the power a relationship between a human and a horse can be, especially dealing with mental illness.Run Time: 9 minutes -
When The Dust Settles
The film shows how the struggles of wild horses mirror those of disadvantaged girls.Run Time: 45 minutes -
Reflections
“REFLECTIONS” is a short documentary about Horses N Heroes, a small non-profit in Marion County that is dedicated to providing an equine learning and mentoring experience for young girls who come from families with extreme financial constraints and often strained family situations. There is no fee for participation and all the horses in the program have been donated or rescued. -
Agrinoui
A young mare visits Cyprus to take part in races.Run Time: 20 minutes -
Into The Spotlight
Into the Spotlight: A touching documentary about equine theater horses and how training is the singular greatest insulation we can provide horses from the slaughter pipeline.Run Time: 74 minutes -
Pee Wee Lovell
Parker Lovell, owner of the reknowned Cash Lovell Stables and Riding Academy in Winston-Salem, NC, thought she had the perfect life...
Run Time: 81 minutes -
Cisco
A family and their horse suffer a tragedy which leaves him in a state that no one can handle or train him. A determined girl does her best to get through to him while dealing with the loss of her mother.Run Time: 10 minutes -
Rodeo and Juliet
Big-city girl goes to the country and meets a special horse and young cowboy who teaches her to barrel race, while her mother reconnects with a local rancher she was in love with 20 years earlier.Run Time: 88 minutes -
Mini Horse Documentary
Audrey Jacobs, an 8th grader at Arbor School of Arts and Science in Tualatin, Oregon, made her very first documentary about training miniature horses for her year-long Senior Project. Beginning in the fall 2009, she set out to find a professional mentor (me!) to help her learn how to make a documentary film.
Run Time: 8 minutes -
Into The Spotlight Part Two
We are saving these horses by giving them time, education, and the conditioning necessary for them to be the best athletes and partners they can be, and then finding them their humans.
Equine Therapy & Healing
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Fork In The Road
Fork in the Road is a mini-documentary on international equestrian, Margaret Gigi McIntosh. During an event in 1999, Gigi suffered a life-threatening crash. Against all odds, Gigi fought her way back to do the one thing she's loved doing her whole life; riding horses.Run Time: 13 minutes -
A Girl And Her Horse
A short documentary about the power a relationship between a human and a horse can be, especially dealing with mental illness.Run Time: 9 minutes -
Alexa Nichols Just Go Out And Live
How would you deal with the unexpected loss of being a quadriplegic? In this video short story, Alexa Nichols shares her inspiring approach of how horses have helped her overcome the trauma of a terrible accident. This young lady is a profile in courage and inspires many people with her daily approach to life.Run Time: 10 minutes -
A Pony and His Boy: The Story of Berry and Josh
Young boy with Down Syndrome and his pony.Run Time: 27 minutes -
Riding With ThisABILITIES
“Riding with thisABILITIES” is the story about a group of children with disabilities that are empowered through a therapeutic horse program.Run Time: 56 minutes -
Healing Horses
Through the stories of three women, "Healing Horses" explores aspects of the healing relationships created between humans and horses.Run Time: 28 minutes -
The Animal Human Connection At Soul Harbour Ranch
SOUL/ Sharing of Unconditional Love: Following therapeutic mini horses, witnessing the magic they perform for patients from pediatric hospitals to hospice centers.
Run Time: 7 minutes -
Saving Chayah
The true story of how Lisa Kincaid took in a neglected and abused rescue horse, and in doing so, changed both of their lives.Run Time: 7 minutes -
Walking On 10 Years Of Miracles
Charlie, Susan, and Lily join Walk On Farm's equine therapy and begin riding horses and driving carriages in to stay strong in the face of illnesses such as Parkinsons and MS.Run Time: 6 minutes -
Reflections
“REFLECTIONS” is a short documentary about Horses N Heroes, a small non-profit in Marion County that is dedicated to providing an equine learning and mentoring experience for young girls who come from families with extreme financial constraints and often strained family situations. There is no fee for participation and all the horses in the program have been donated or rescued. -
A Backcountry Recovery
With horses' help, Army veteran finds healing in Yellowstone.Run Time: 5 minutes -
The Wild Ones
Impact Pupil Referral Unit, in Bootle, Liverpool, provides a last chance for teenagers expelled from school to gain qualifications.Run Time: 32 minutes -
Healing With Horses
A documentary about a local mission with a global message.Run Time: 17 minutes -
A Place To Heal
Run Time: 10 minutes -
Walk On
An inspirational story of overcoming disability through riding therapy at the Naples Therapeutic Riding Center.Run Time: 10 minutes -
When The Dust Settles
The film shows how the struggles of wild horses mirror those of disadvantaged girls.Run Time: 45 minutes -
500 Miles
This documentary follows 16 mustangs and 16 U.S. veterans as they transform one another’s lives through empathy and shared learning in order to complete a journey of – you guessed it – 500 miles. ‘Both man and beast need a purpose to get up in the morning’. Watch them find it. And maybe have some tissues handy.Run Time: 52 minutes -
The Red Barn A Legacy Of Love
"The Red Barn: A Legacy of Love" is the story of the Red Barn in Leeds, Alabama that provides equine-assisted therapy to people with all sorts of special needs and circumstances.Run Time: 60 minutes -
Julianne Neal: Finding Alpha
SPOTLIGHT RESCUE SERIES IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN EQUUS FILM FESTIVAL AND JA MEDIA
Working together to shine a light on the issues facing our horses, dogs and cats in need of rescue.
Through her nonprofit, The Marley Project, Julianne and her team support equine educational and public service projects, helping educational, church, and civic groups’ projects, as well as individuals for mental health and wellness sessions.Run Time: 9 minutes -
I Am Helen
After suffering a stroke at the age of just 34, Helen thought her riding days were over. But through the help of a local riding centre that specialises in helping people with disabilities to get in the saddle, and her pure determination, Helen has rediscovered a passion she had considered lost forever.
I Am Helen tells the incredible story of how her dear friend Teg, her horse, looks after her and helped her overcome adversity after suffering the debilitating effects of the stroke.
Run Time: 4 minutes -
Little Horse Big Medicine
Run Time: 8 minutes -
The Dance
This dance is based on a positive approach between human and animal, going against the notion of "breaking" a horse.It relies on trust, observation and vulnerability as power, not weakness. It produces a state of mind which allows them to connect.At once serene and firm, Paul quietly uses his leadership, gradually creating a bond of trust with Amigo with peace ans stillness.After the tension of the first moments, he instills calm and relaxation with his presence and his breathing.Using the halter, Paul develops his bond with Amigo, distancing him from his natural desire as a prey animal to flee the pressure.Through this conversation, a sense of joy, curiosity and respect is developed.Run Time: 4 minutes -
The Sound Of Wings Meeting Free Horses
Short documentary movie produced during EAHAE (Horse Assisted Education) conference which took place at Free horses Ranch in Poland. Title "The sound of wings" corresponds with the work of Horse Assisted Education facilitators from around the world, who together with horses give wings to people and humanity. It corresponds as well with the unseen wings of horses, who as mythological Pegasus are catalysts of human transformation and with the sound of wings of wild grus, who by seasonal migrating remind us about lifecycles and cooperation with the rhythms of life.Run Time: 18 minutes
Other Interesting Tails
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HORSE POWER
A young man reaches out to horses who reflect his inner emotions as he tries to find his strength again.Run Time: 42 minutes -
One Hundred Mules Walking the Los Angeles Aqueduct
One Hundred Mules Walking the Los Angeles Aqueduct is a documentary of a journey with a string of one hundred mules, that drew a line, between Los Angeles and a major source of its water in the Eastern Sierra.Run Time: 60 minutes -
Hozho In Beauty We Walk
Hózhó, in beauty we walk " is a first part of documentary of 30 minutes which plunges us into the mysterious world of the centaurs Amerindians: «the dineh of Arizona (People in Navajo).Run Time: 27 minutes -
Capturing Grace By Barbara Van Cleve
Barbara Van Cleve began her love of photography as a child. Descended from Montana pioneers, she was born and raised on her family’s historic ranch near Big Timber, Montana. Her silver gelatin prints and digital photographs are a vision of the American West that capture the spirit of the landscape and people of the American West, which inspire her so. Van Cleve states, “Photography has been a life-long passion for me. I wanted to share with other people how wonderful ranch life was but I could not draw, paint or make things in clay, so I begged my parents for camera. Thankfully they gave me a brownie Box camera when I was eleven and that was the beginning of my being able to share with others may vision of ranch life. I carried my camera everywhere and photographed everything. I still do today.”Run Time: 28 minutes -
Earth Poem Equus Project
The Equus Projects
Creates site-specific performance works that viscerally engage with the geographic and cultural environments. Their work often brings dancers and horses into shared landscapes.Equine works are created in collaboration with local equestrians and their horses.
While not all Equus Projects performances include equines, their horsemanship training deeply informs choreographic content, and has shaped the company's studio practice, their teaching methods, approach to performing and choreographic methodologies. They bring a unique inter-species lens into their dance practice that focuses on Physical Listening, heightened merging of sensing and thinking, and strategic decision-making.
All Equus performances are constructed as complex scored events, merging rigorous choreographic material with improvised structures and challenging the performers to function with real time decision-making.Run Time: 3 minutes -
Poisoned Horses
The Justus Palette J Ranch quarter horses had always been healthy, but that good health stopped abruptly in 1985 when Pagosa Springs added silicofluoride chemicals to the municipal water supply.
Run Time: 29 minutes -
We Are A Horse Nation
The story of why the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota Nations of Native Americans) are a "Sunka Wakan Oyate" (Horse Nation), demonstrating their philosophy and bringing together traditional and contemporary songs, stories, and teachings.Run Time: 105 minutes -
The Boneyard Starved
My name is Yvonne Barteau and in 2017 I founded an Equine Rescue rescue called Horses without Humans. The reasons for beginning this chapter of my life, are outlined in my Into the Spotlight documentaries that were produced during that same time frame. In short, as a lifetime horsewoman, I believed it was my turn to give back to the species who defined and shaped me. Little did I know, less than two years after relocating Horses without Humans to Bell Florida, I would meet, and fall in love with a group of emaciated horses, we have lovingly nicknamed. The Bone Yard.Run Time: 13 minutes -
Horse of the Gypsies
Gypsies and Traveling families of the British Isles devoted generations to developing the magical gentle horse now known as the Gypsy Vanner Horse.Run Time: 26 minutes -
From The Kill Pen
In 2013, meatballs served in the restaurants at IKEA stores in Europe were found to contain an unadvertised ingredient - horsemeat. But the problem wasn’t just IKEA’s.Run Time: 79 minutes -
BreyerFest 2020 Lady Long Rider Filmmaker Interview
BreyerFest 2020 Lady Long Rider Filmmaker Interview
Wern Winfield, director of the documentary "Lady Long Rider" interview with hostess Julianne NealRun Time: 29 minutes -
Walking Score The Equus Projects And Bettina Drummond
A collaboration with world renowned equestrian Bettina Drummond, the weekend features a new work created with Bettina riding her Lusitano.Run Time: 15 minutes -
Horse Tribe
Horses brought me to this story. As 8-year-olds living in Yonkers, NY, my best friend, Susan, and I watched Gene Autry on ...and Roy Rogers on Trigger, as they rode to the rescue over and over.Run Time: 57 min minutes -
Halsdon Arabian
A few years ago, was given the wonderful opportunity from Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Watts of Halsdon Arabians, to a video of their incredible horses. While there Shirley gave me a wonderful, revealing interview, and allowed be to put together this story any one that loves horses can appreciate. I count this among one of the best projects I have had the privilege to shoot and edit.Run Time: 6 minutes -
The Farmer and the Horse
Filmmaker Jared Flesher follows farmers in New Jersey who use draft horses instead of tractors to keep their farm running.Run Time: 77 minutes -
From The Horses Mouth
A horse's view of a horse show, deep in the Sussex countryside. Two horses converse and observe the activity as young riders jump, race and pay all sorts of games on horseback.Run Time: 12 minutes
EQUUS Western
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His Name is Midnight
Story of a prince to pauper rodeo horse with an unstoppable will to survive.Run Time: 29 minutes -
Horse Shelter Diaries
Nine horse trainers took 9 horses that had never been saddled and ridden and trained them for 100 days.Run Time: 65 minutes -
The Ride
Skijoring is a sport that combines fast horses with daredevil skiing through a slalom course in small towns throughout the western United States. Follow Ebbie Hansen, a Montana cowgirl, as she chases her third National Championship.Run Time: 9 minutes -
Cowgirl Up
Labrelah Hutchins, barrel racer and cowgirl from Mississippi pursues a lifelong dream to be the first African-American woman in the National Finals Rodeo.
Nathan Willis is an award-winning documentary filmmaker based in New Orleans. His short documentary ‘Cowgirl Up’ premiered at Slamdance and won Best Film and Best Director at the Fusion Documentary Challenge. His ultimate goal is to make the world a more hopeful, beautiful, and empathetic place.
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It's Reining
Related by a first generation cowboy Jon Ingram stood at the beginning of reining as a sport.Run Time: 51 minutes -
Great Florida Cattle Drive: Unbroken Circles
A group of combat-wounded veterans and details their struggles of going on a cattle drive in Florida in mid-winter.Run Time: 57 minutes -
Horse Packer
Horse Packer follows Travis, in his newly appointed position as Lead Packer on the West side of Rocky Mountain National Park.Run Time: 13:58 minutes -
Rodeo and Juliet
Big-city girl goes to the country and meets a special horse and young cowboy who teaches her to barrel race, while her mother reconnects with a local rancher she was in love with 20 years earlier.Run Time: 88 minutes -
American Cowgirl
Run Time: 50 minutes -
Diamond D Cowgirls
When it comes to cowgirls and horses, you can never have too much bling. Meet the Diamond D Cowgirls, a drill team that combines sparkle and speed with a lot of horsepower.Run Time: 3 minutes -
True Appaloosa
A woman sets out to learn about the origins of the Appaloosa spotted horse.Run Time: 72 minutes -
Urban Cowgirls
“Inspiring lives one ride at a time.” Member of the AQHARun Time: 6 minutes -
Saddle Of Hope
IN THIS INSPIRING TALE OF HOPE, A WORN AND DISCARDED SADDLE IS DONATED TO A MEMORIAL FENCE DEDICATED TO SLAUGHTER BOUND HORSES.Run Time: 4 minutes -
The Old Spanish Trail
Three old men set out to ride the Old Spanish Trail, a 1200 miles journey from Los Angeles to Santa Fe.Run Time: 55 minutes -
Spaghetti Cowboys
Friends that all come from the inner city working long hours building our roads and sewers, yet find time to enjoy the country air and the relationship between horse and humans.Run Time: 21 minutes
Mustangs & Wild Horses
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North Americas Wild Horses
Documentary film on wild horses/mustangs in the US Rocky Mountains area back in 2002. It was a coproduction with Swedish national broadcaster SVT, and the film was broadcast worldwide, including France, Italy, Spain and the US. My father and veterinarian Lennart Curt Østblom plays a major part in the film. Help save these magnificent animals under threat. Here you have the film in it its full-length English language version.Run Time: 50 minutes -
Horse Rich Dirt Poor
Wild horses are caught between an incredibly polarized and emotionally charged debate aiming to write their future in the American West.Run Time: 16 minutes -
Dartmoor Ponies The Final Round Up
Since the bronze age, ponies have roamed Dartmoor. They are the living, breathing emblem of the moors. But this is all about to change.Run Time: 12 minutes -
In The Valley Of The Wild Horses
Every summer in the interior of British Columbia, the community of Xeni Gwet'in travels 200-km by horse and wagon from their home in Nemiah Valley to the famous Williams Lake stampede.Run Time: 25 minutes -
Corrals to Competition
Trainer's journey of adopting two wild mustangs and preparing them for compettion.Run Time: 70 minutes -
Mustang Heritage Foundation VR Film
This was an experiential film project for the Mustang Heritage Foundation that included 3 traditional videos and 1 Virtual Reality video. The VR video is part of an exhibition housed in a converted horse trailer that travels the country to teach people about the efforts to sustain the wild mustang population in the US.Run Time: 3 minutes -
Wild Horse Warriors
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Wild Horse Road Trip
Join an adventure in 'Trusting More' as one wild family takes off across the United States in an RV named 'Grace' to adopt two bonded wild Mustang mares, the 'Soul Sisters', and bring them back to their forever home.Run Time: 60 minutes -
Untamed Legacy Americas Wild Mustangs
Untamed Legacy chronicles the journey of a mustang named Charlie from his wild Nevada birthplace to a loving home in Alabama, and the people whose lives he touches along the way.Run Time: 57 minutes -
Dear Wild One
Explore the impossible as horsewoman, "Mustang Maddy," journeys through the mountains with her herd of previously wild horses and reflects on what it means to reconnect with our inner wildness and freedom.Run Time: 5 minutes -
Return Of The Horse
Return of the Horse: The History and Science of one of America’s oldest native wildlife species, Equus Caballus.Run Time: 61 minutes -
Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O Hyde
The vibrant life of a cowboy, conservationist and award-winning writer, Dayton O Hyde.Run Time: 93 minutes -
Free Spirits: Saving America's Wild Horses
Wild mustangs are beautiful, powerful, and majestic but they face uncertainty for their survival out west.Run Time: 82 minutes -
Wild Hearts
There are approximately 1,700 wild horses left in Alberta. And yet these are the only wild horses in Canada without any form of protections from government sanctioned culling. For decades these horses had been culled and removed from the landscape by being auctioned or sent to slaughter. We ask why this is necessary, especially when independent scientists dispute every single claim made by government and local ranchers about these wild horses. This is my first film in partnership with Zoocheck.Run Time: 16 minutes -
Chasing Wild Horses
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She Had Some Horses
A lyrical documentary about the bond between women and horses.Run Time: 48 minutes -
Wild Horses In The Winds Of Change
America's wild horses have touched my heart. Land, once declared legally theirs has been taken from them. All voices are needed to present sustainable solutions for the wild horses to remain free roaming. Watch the trailers and leave educated comments. Let's find sustainable solutions for horses, water and habitat.Run Time: 27 minutes -
Roaming Wild
An activist, a cowboy, and a mountain man search for solutions to protect life and land.Run Time: 66 minutes -
Mustang Magic 2019 Fiesta's Journey
Fiesta is a 4-year-old mustang from Blawn Wash Utah. She was my draw for the 2019 Mustang Magic competition in Fort Worth Texas. I was invited and selected to compete in this Extreme Mustang Makeover.
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Managing Wild Horses To Extinction
The Subcommittee on Health held a legislative hearing on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. The hearing was entitled, “Improving Safety and Transparency in America’s Food and Drugs.”Run Time: 3 minutes
EQUUS Training & Education
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Essence Exploring The Horse Human Relationship
Essence is a short film that will explore the bond between horses and humans. Essence will weave together inspirational quotes, soaring music, and magnificent horses and landscapes. In addition, Essence will explore what lies behind our universe and our desires for relationship: Is there something more? A greater force at work??Run Time: 9 minutes -
The Parasite Journey Of The Horse Episode 6 Bots
In the latest episode of “The Parasite Journey of the Horse”, equine parasitologist Martin Nielsen checks out bots.
Bots are not worms, but they are parasites. There are several species of these insects, but the equine scene is dominated by gasterophilus intestinalis. “Most of the time when you see bots they’re from one single species. There are a few others that are extremely rare.”
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Beyond the 9 Points of Saddle Fitting
A compilation of educational information enlightens equestrians and equine professionals at all levels as to possible causes for symptomatic issues resulting from poor saddle fit, including lameness, muscle atrophy, sore backs and 'bad behavior'.Run Time: 48 minutes -
The Parasite Journey Of The Horse Episode 5 Tapeworms
In episode 5 of “The Parasite Journey of the Horse”, equine parasitologist Martin Nielsen takes a “complete shift of gears” and checks out flatworms or tapeworms. These nasties look different to the previous worms in the series, and have some different biologies.
“There are three kinds of tapeworms that horses can get. One is common and the two others are really rare. The one your horse is likely to encounter in its life is Anoplocephala perfoliata,” Nielsen says
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The Parasite Journey Of The Horse Episode 1 Threadworms
Dr. Nielsen has put together a new video series for you. He takes us through a horse's life and goes over the parasites it encounters. He talks about biology, occurrence, disease, and treatment, and he throws in a few fun facts along the way. This is the inaugural episode on the foal threadworm, Strongyloides westeri. Next episode will post next week.Run Time: 15 minutes -
Women, Steel And Fire
We've interviewed 4 female farriers in USA and Canada, in an effort to help spread the word about their dedication to the trade and commitment to keeping horses sound.Run Time: 10 minutes -
Spotlight Rescue Series 2017
A documentary series to shine a light on the issues facing our horses, dogs and cats in need of rescue.Run Time: 60 minutes -
Spotlight Rescue Series 2019 Healing And Hope
Working together to shine a light on the issues facing our horses, dogs and cats in need of rescue.
The Spotlight Rescue Series features shorts, docs and trailers for films about rescue situations (equine, canine, feline and human), and the individuals that work so tirelessly to save lives.
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Herd
During a nature retreat deep in the heart of British Columbia 's horse country, eight people participate in a collective spirit quest of meditation and equine therapy.Run Time: 53 minutes -
Getting Started In Lightness
This film captures the essence of the principles of riding in lightness as taught by Jean Claude Racinet. Whether you simply want the pleasure of a horse who responds to light aids or you aspire to high levels of dressage, Getting Started in Lightness offers practical help for horses of any breed and riders at any level. Designed to be a visual reference for Mr. Racinet’s book Another Horsemanship, the video conveys the “feel” and look of correct work and some of the common problems a student may encounter.
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Bedouin Horsemaster - Ali Al Ameri
For the first time cameras were allowed to follow reknowned Horsemaster Ali Al Ameri fixing horses during his time in the United Kingdom. This film provides an amazing insight into Ali Al Ameri at work, his thoughts and humour while showing the power of his natural horsemanship.Run Time: 95 minutes -
Speaking The Horse Language
Many might be wondering how it is possible for me to work in so many foreign countries and strange lands as an equine professional. I have traveled my fair share, having worked Internationally with horses for the past eleven years in nearly a dozen countries and covering countless states from east to west. Every time I travel to a new country I am thrown into a new mix of languages, cultures, and native dialects. In Italy they speak Italian, in Romania they speak Romanian, Egypt they speak Arabic…you get the point.Run Time: 106 minutes -
The Classical Series Symposiums Session Four With Dominique Barbier
This beautifully crafted DVD shows you the Classical Series Symposium in all its facets. Lessons, lectures, fun, and the beauty of Barbier Farm. It also includes in-depth interviews with Dominique and Debra and a number of students at the farm.Run Time: 48 minutes -
I Want to be Rompicollo - The True Story of the Woman of the Palio
In 1957 Rosanna Bonelli, the first and only woman in history, participates as a jockey at the Palio of Siena.Run Time: 39 minutes -
Deworming Debunk
Two equine parasitology research herds were established at the University of Kentucky in the 1970s by Drs. Harold Drudge and Gene Lyons, and they are unique in the world today. These two world-renowned parasitologists had the vision and foresight to establish these research resources to help address many pertinent questions about equine parasite control.Run Time: 19 minutes -
Andalusian Conformation IALHA
The Andalusian/Lusitano breed originated in the Iberian Peninsula and is one of the oldest breeds of horse. The Andalusian was bred principally by Carthusian Monks in the late Middle Ages. Every purebred Andalusian/Lusitano today can trace its lineage directly to the Stud Books of Spain and Portugal.Run Time: 37 minutes -
Karl Mikolka Classical Training Clinic: A Rider's Perspective
Karl Mikolka is one of the legends of dressage, from the Spanish Riding School to the USDF. Follow an amateur rider as she prepares for a Mikolka Classical Training Clinic experience.Run Time: 35 minutes -
Freedom Farm
A film for Freedom Farm Therapeutic Riding Center in Minnesota. It follows the stories of two riders and the impact that therapeutic riding has had on them, and their families.Run Time: 18 minutes -
Safe, Fun Trail Riding with Michelle Rasmussen
Learn to turn frustration and fear into FUN on the trails with some simple, effective games.Run Time: 56 minutes -
The Parasite Journey Of The Horse Episode 7 Pinworms
Dr Martin Nielsen is an assistant professor in equine parasitology at the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center at the University of Kentucky.
He has published more than 20 scientific research papers, a book chapter, and more than 100 abstracts, poster presentations, health column answers and lay articles.
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The Parasite Journey Of The Horse Episode 3 Small
Why horse poop inspectors struggle to find small strongyles
Episode three in “The Parasite Journey of the Horse” series by equine parasitologist Martin Nielsen takes a look at small strongyles, or in science-speak, Cyathostomins.
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Spotlight Rescue Series The Abacos Island Horse
The film includes the following segments about The Abaco Island Project and ends with a call to action. Bruce spent time over a period of two years working with Nunki, the last mare of the Abaco breed. Since she was in fact still wild, he was called in to help Mimi work with her on the stressful aspects of collecting eggs for future breeding and insemination. From handling during vet exams to stress-free loading into the breeding chute, the less stress she felt during the process, the greater the chance of success. Unfortunately, Nunki died in 2015 before the insemination took place. On a positive note, however, the organization was able to collect her eggs for future cloning projects..
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The Path Of The Horse
Explore the world from a horse's perspective. Watch the documentary that is changing lives.
Run Time: 61 minutes -
Natural Humanship Training Series
Follow EQUUS Clinician and trainer Bruce Anderson through a step by step process of developing a solid mental foundation for horses and humans.Run Time: 45 minutes -
The Parasite Journey Of The Horse Episode 2 Ascarids
The second episode in a new series from equine parasitologist Martin Nielsen looking at the parasites a horse encounters in its life takes a look at equine ascarids, or roundworms.
If you haven’t seen the first episode of “The Parasite Journey of the Horse”, go take a look now, as Dr Nielsen is discussing the parasites in the order of appearance.
This latest episode looks at roundworms or ascarids, which are the next to affect a foal. There are actually two — Parascaris equorum and Parascaris univalens.
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The 5 Building Blocks Of Bitless
Our educational film that encourages and celebrates equestrians who are actively seeking a richer, more rewarding relationship with their equine partner. We offer detailed instruction, tips, encouragement and support for those on the journey to bitless riding and training. Our goal is to demystify and promote the bitless movement.Run Time: 22 minutes -
Bruce Anderson Natural Humanship
Nature’s View, his system of Natural Humanship, involves work with horses that includes a step by step process that can be applied to a variety of situations and circumstances, including equine training, equine assisted learning and therapy, law enforcement training, management and educational workshops and individual self-improvement sessions.Run Time: 57 minutes -
The Lost Quixotes
A beautifully shot section along the Atlantic coast, at Assategue Island National Park contains an enthralling piece from one of the leading authorities on wild horses and horse behavior and its ramifications for the domestic horse owner. "I didn't want to make another how-to video," says Belasik. “It is my hope that this visually unique DVD may shed some light on the increasingly tense schism between competition and classical dressage.” Featured are demonstrations of the daily exercises that are the common ground of both, in an engaging film that should have appeal far beyond specialist riders.Run Time: 46 minutes -
The Horse Whisperer
In 2009 more then 25 years will have past after his first performance. This autodidact is born 12.18.1968 in Chalones sur Loire, in West France. At the age of six, he moved with his family to the DrÔme region. As the third boy of five siblings, he keeps the memory of a privileged childhood that was poor but full of love.
Run Time: 6 minutes -
The Parasite Journey Of The Horse Episode 4 Bloodworms
In the latest episode of “The Parasite Journey of the Horse” series by equine parasitologist Martin Nielsen, we learn about the good doctor’s “pet parasite” — the bloodworm or Strongylus vulgaris.
“It’s the one I’ve worked with the most and I did my entire PhD on it, so I’m really excited to share this knowledge,” Nielsen says. He describes it as the “marinara meat sauce of parasites that doesn’t seem to be the smartest of the bunch”.
Run Time: 17 minutes
EQUUS International
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Gazelle
Jean François, aged twelve, is living with his parents and brother on the family farm, when a wonderful gift, the young mare Gazelle, disrupts his quiet life.Run Time: 107 minutes -
Tails of Iceland
Run Time: 65 minutes -
Flux
Ten art films produced by Camille & Manolo in seven different countries, In Istanbul, Berlin, Rotterdam, Marseille ...
The Centaur, a hybrid creature, takes us along in the wake of its roaming, questioned by the progress of the world and the quest for the 'other.Run Time: 75 minutes -
Ceolchuairt Mongolia
Irish fiddler Daire Bracken embarks on a musical pilgrimage to Mongolia in pursuit of the horse-head fiddle...Run Time: 39 minutes -
Romany Rai
An immersive horse-drawn journey breaking apart stereotypes of Gypsy and traveller culture.Run Time: 59 minutes -
Rules And Passion
During the project “Reglas y Pasión” we met many breeders who are introduced in this first work that is given back to them as a tribute. It is printed as a limited edition with 250 copies and was published in 2013 by Work Style for Sicab 2016. Reglas y Pasión is a book followed by a photographic reportage focusing on some of the most prestigious breedings of PRE (Pure Spanish Horses) of AndaluciaRun Time: 22 minutes -
The Narrabundah Boy
Narrabundah, Australia, 1959.
Fresh off the boat from Italy, a young migrant boy’s chance encounter in the streets of Canberra leads to a friendship and purpose that has stood the test of time.
Sixty years on Angelo and Ray remain the best of friends, and have built lifelong careers learning from and inspiring one another as they work with and dedicate their lives to understanding the language of horses.Run Time: 7 minutes -
Such Is The Real Nature Of Horses
Robert Vavra, with his artist's eye and his Hemmingway-type explorer attitude, ventured into the Cammargne of France to film a feral herd of Andalusians, resulting in the film "Such is the Real Nature of Horses"Run Time: 67 minutes -
Wings Of Kyrgyzstan
As "wings of men“ they became the faithful companion of a great nomadic nation thousands of years ago.Run Time: 11 minutes -
Labor of Love
An endearing series of portraits of three German-based international jockeys.Run Time: 22 minutes -
Stallions Of Palestine
For many Palestinians, Arabian horses are a living symbol of their culture’s resilience; as one breeder says, they are “art mixed with history.”Run Time: 45 minutes -
In The Realm Of Legends
The first comprehensive body of work to tell the intertwined love story of the fabled Icelandic horses and their extraordinary home.Run Time: 2 minutes -
The Adventures of Selika
A story based upon the image of a beautiful black woman, Selika, an equestrian of haut dressage in 19th century France.Run Time: 7 minutes -
Riding Liberty
Inspired by a true story, this is a story of how a mentally traumatized teenager is healed through his relationship with a horse and how hard work, commitment and determination can change destiny. Our vision is to create an inspiring and emotionally engaging film that provides a beautiful insight into the horsemanship, skill and dedication needed in polo, the healing capacity of horses and the importance of retraining of racehorses.Run Time: 5 minutes -
Animagylphes
Drawing in the landscape with animals
Animaglyph is a word that we invented to design large choreographic drawings drawn by the path of animals, herds, riders and humans who walk together in the natural or urban landscape.Run Time: 30 minutes -
Hockey On The Hoof
In the heart of Sussex in the English countryside the sport of Polo is played by aristocratic young men. We visit the famous Cowdray Estate and have the game explained by the commentator, himself an accomplished player and teacher of the sport.Run Time: 17 minutes -
Horse of Kings "Thief of Hearts"
Horse of Kings is a cinematic search for the story of the Carthusian horse. The roots, triumphs and future of this oldest Spanish breed.Run Time: 90 minutes -
Herd
During a nature retreat deep in the heart of British Columbia 's horse country, eight people participate in a collective spirit quest of meditation and equine therapy.Run Time: 53 minutes -
The Wild Ones
Impact Pupil Referral Unit, in Bootle, Liverpool, provides a last chance for teenagers expelled from school to gain qualifications.Run Time: 32 minutes -
The Horse Whisperer
In 2009 more then 25 years will have past after his first performance. This autodidact is born 12.18.1968 in Chalones sur Loire, in West France. At the age of six, he moved with his family to the DrÔme region. As the third boy of five siblings, he keeps the memory of a privileged childhood that was poor but full of love.
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The Equestrian
A young dressage rider's ambition to win threatens to ruin a partnership on the verge of a blossoming career.Run Time: 26 minutes -
True Appaloosa
A woman sets out to learn about the origins of the Appaloosa spotted horse.Run Time: 72 minutes -
Rainslide
Rainslide is an experimental short film by the French artist Ariel Neo who seeks to erase the frontiers of artistic storytelling. Simultaneously a painter and film director/producer, Ariel Neo merges her 7 feet circular paintings inside the film's storyline. She is able to create a visual fantasy on the theme of freedom that carries the viewer into both creative worlds.Run Time: 5 minutes -
Johnson Racing Then To Now
Mark Johnston is one of Britain’s leading racehorse trainers, having become the first Flat trainer to send out more than 200 winners in a season.Run Time: 33 minutes -
The Arabian Culture Through The Equine Industry
In the Arabian peninsula, horses are an essential part of society. They embody culture, wealth, nobility, as well as being a living embodiment of grace and power. In Qatar, the breeding and training of horses has been developed into both a science and an art.Run Time: 29 minutesNo Longer Available -
Band Of Rebels White Horses Of Camargue
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Torrinha : Giving It All
The story of an old "Bullfighting Traditional" family in Portugal and the horses that they love.Run Time: 50 minutes -
Meeting Lorenzo The Free Man
Display rider and horse teacher of worldwide fame, Lorenzo displays an unrivalled performance with his 8 Lusitano horses: standing on the back pair he has complete control of formations of 4, 6 and 8 horses at a gallop weaving through his reeds, over jumps whilst crossing over each others tracksRun Time: 88 minutes -
Hounds And The Huntsman
Deep in the heart of the Sussex countryside this film follows the charismatic man known as 'Sage' as he breeds, nurtures and trains his pack of hounds.Run Time: 43 minutes -
Riders of the Mist
A century old bareback pony racing tradition in the state of Assam, India.Run Time: 65 minutes -
The Gobi Gallop A Documentary
A look at the intrepid riders taking on the challenge of the longest annual charity horseback ride on the planet. Filmed in MongoliaRun Time: 71 minutes -
Hastdans Pa Hovdala Equus Onsite Nyc
In July 2013, The Equus Projects spent three weeks in a Swedish forest creating Håstdans på Hovdala, an evening length theater work that brought together four professional dancers, four horses and a cast of Swedish performers with autism.Run Time: 72 minutes -
I Want to be Rompicollo - The True Story of the Woman of the Palio
In 1957 Rosanna Bonelli, the first and only woman in history, participates as a jockey at the Palio of Siena.Run Time: 39 minutes -
Riding Through Time
Single screen version of the multivision program created for the exhibition "A Cavallo del Tempo" (Riding through the Time) set at the Boboli Garden in Florence, Italy, (June 26 - October 14, 2018) for the Uffizi Gallery, curated by Lorenza Camin and Fabrizio Paolucci, about the art of horse riding from Antiquity to the Middle Ages.Run Time: 8 minutes -
Puro Sangue Lusitano Antonio Correia De Mendonca Lusitano
The ACM Stud was founded in July 1995 by Antonio Correia de Mendonça, son-in- law of the actual owner, returning to a family tradition of animal Breeding.
At the beginning they were used a group of Visconde dos Olivais (VO) broodmares, all of them gold medal winners at Santarem Nacional Agricultural Fair in the end of the 80’s.
The first stallions used were, Hipus (VO) and Jaguar (FBC), descendants of Danubio, from M. Veiga stud that was the “Champion of Champions” at the APSL Festival, Lisbon 1988. Afterwards they were used as stallions two horses from Manuel Assunção Coimbra stud (MAC)
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Freedom Tracks Sans Attache
Humans have long felt a deep connection to the horse. Over the centuries, our natural bond with this amazing animal has been lost. Today, scientists and horse lovers across the world are rediscovering that connection and the liberation it can bring, not just to the horse, but to ourselves.
On a journey guided by horses across Europe and the Americas, come and explore new ways of communicating - a quest for true, authentic connection.Run Time: 73 minutes -
Sarylar: A Journey to the Karabakh Horse
Documentary about the history of the Karabakh horses of Azerbaijan.Run Time: 46 minutes -
Tölt An Icelandic Horse Documentary
After being asked to make a short documentary I didn't have to think hard about what my subject matter would be. The year previous I had travelled to Iceland for recreation coming across an excursion to go horse trekking on the bizarre landscape of the lava fields. Whilst out enjoying this small stout fellows the guide told us of a special talent the horses had, that no other in Europe did. The ability to Tölt.Run Time: 13 minutes
EQUUS English
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Scout's Honour
A journey to get back on the horse.Run Time: 51 minutes -
Carry Your Hand
"Carry Your Hand" tells a personal story of professional show jumping rider Susan Artes. Through early tragedy, determination, and passion for her sport, Susie has become a recognized name on the show jumping circuit. "Carry Your Hand"brings a message of love, loss, and the beauty of horses!Run Time: 14 minutes -
D'artagnan is the Champion
In this experimental southern comedy, documentarian Missy Palmer adds her unique spin to the life story of Daddy O' the rescue horse.Run Time: 74 minutes -
Pee Wee Lovell
Parker Lovell, owner of the reknowned Cash Lovell Stables and Riding Academy in Winston-Salem, NC, thought she had the perfect life...
Run Time: 81 minutes -
Halter Off
Far removed from the pomp and pageantry of races like the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, Halter Off offers an unapologetic look at the underbelly of horse racing in Charles Town, West Virginia and one man’s shot at a second chance.Run Time: 19 minutes -
Totilas The Extras
More on the rise and fall of a million stallion, his first time back into the show ring with Mathis.Run Time: 8 minutes -
Into The Spotlight
Into the Spotlight: A touching documentary about equine theater horses and how training is the singular greatest insulation we can provide horses from the slaughter pipeline.Run Time: 74 minutes -
Utopik
After years of work together, Charlie Carrel and a troubled horse named Utopik fight the odds and compete at a top level Grand Prix.
Run Time: 14 minutes -
Replay Polo
Brittany Halstead founded Replay Polo in 2016 after her own, extraordinary experience with a polo pony. In 2014, while riding and training in Argentina with Olympic riders and high goal polo trainers, Halstead was in a near fatal car accident. She suffered a traumatic brain injury and was in a coma for two weeks. She miraculously recovered!Run Time: 3 minutes -
Lomitas His Story
Documentary of LOMITAS: The life of the German thoroughbred called Lomitas had it all – class, courage, talent, but also crime, highs, and lows.
Horse whisperer Monty Roberts conquered the problem. In the summer of 1992, he was the victim of a blackmail attempt, with a threat to kill him if a demand for money was not met. To prove the point, he was poisoned.
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Maxios The Blood Of The Century
The best German thoroughbred stallion MONSUN died. German breeders searched for a worthy successor to save his bloodline: They found a French-bred colt called MAXIOS. The son of MONSUN.Run Time: 6 minutes -
When The Dust Settles
The film shows how the struggles of wild horses mirror those of disadvantaged girls.Run Time: 45 minutes -
Freedom Of The Heart A Foals Story
This film leads us through the life of a foal from birth to six months old. It shows us how perfect the senses of a horse are after its very first breathe in order to survive in the wilderness. It shows us the importance of the mother and daughter relationship. Horses give us humans so much.
So why do thousands of domesticated horses worldwide not surpass the age of five?Run Time: 14 minutes -
Land Of The Thoroughbreds
Taking a photograph is a loving gesture. It triggers a subtle adjustment of rhythms and creates a sensory intimacy with the horse. In my video work, I depict sequences from the horse’s life.Run Time: 14 minutes -
Five Stone of Lead
In Five Stone of Lead, we are transported to Glenbeigh, rural southwestern Ireland, where boys as young as twelve are already deeply focused on their chosen life path – to excel as professional jockeys.Run Time: 6 minutes -
Heart Horse Documentary
There is no real logic in horse riding; a 1200 pound animal that could seriously injure you in many different ways... it poses such a risk.
Yet the partnership that you gain, the rush of a gallop and the synchronicity of your bodies... it's a language of its own. It is worth being human for.Run Time: 10 minutes -
Albie A Story From Back On Track
In the world of thoroughbred horse racing, not all retired racehorses get a chance after the track. Albie, a 10-year-old off the track thoroughbred (OTTB) went through a difficult life at the track and was in mental anguish when he found a new home with a middle-aged woman, Lori. Lori suffers from a rare medical condition called Chiari Malformation that causes her unceasing physical pain. Together, they heal each other's emotional, mental, and physical ailments to create an unbreakable bond and a new life.
Back on Track is a feature-length documentary about the thoroughbred horse racing industry, off the track thoroughbreds, and the organizations and individuals that rescue, retire, adopt, retrain and help retired racehorses into second careers.
Albie is one of the stories.
Run Time: 10 minutes -
Riding In Stride
Riding in Stride looks at the age-old bond between girls and horses by focusing on young equestrians as well a women who have carried the passion for horses into their adult lives including Hall of Famer PJ Cooksey and Best Selling Author Mary Midkiff. Riding in Stride originally aired on PBS.Run Time: 26 minutes -
Goodnight Ladies
Goodnight Ladies is a 37 minute documentary film about the world's most famous Master of Fox Hounds.Run Time: 37 minutes -
Riding High
Riding High is a documentary on the history of three-day Eventing in Australia. Featuring interviews with Australia's leading Olympic equestrians.
Riding High, was commissioned by the organizing committee of the Sydney International Horse Trials to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the sport of eventing in Australia.Run Time: 19 minutes -
Knacker
After a stable hand gets involved in insurance fraud, the consequences may be more than he bargained for.
Inspired by the true accounts of equine insurance fraud in the 1990's, this film takes an intimate look at the difference between greed and desperation.
Run Time: 12 minutes -
Johnson Racing Then To Now
Mark Johnston is one of Britain’s leading racehorse trainers, having become the first Flat trainer to send out more than 200 winners in a season.Run Time: 33 minutes -
Backyard Racehorse Series
Transforming a $2,500 cast-off into a $300,000 earning racer!Run Time: 86 minutes -
The 5 Building Blocks Of Bitless
Our educational film that encourages and celebrates equestrians who are actively seeking a richer, more rewarding relationship with their equine partner. We offer detailed instruction, tips, encouragement and support for those on the journey to bitless riding and training. Our goal is to demystify and promote the bitless movement.Run Time: 22 minutes -
Reminiscences Of Foals
My initial training on the study of preverbal relationships between adults and infants at the Collège de France today inspires my approach as a photographer and equestrian producer . I draw on this experience based on observation , postural language, dialogue through looks and voice modulation to translate the emotional power that the horse exudes in its relationship with man .
Run Time: 10 minutes -
Labor of Love
An endearing series of portraits of three German-based international jockeys.Run Time: 22 minutes -
The Equestrian
A young dressage rider's ambition to win threatens to ruin a partnership on the verge of a blossoming career.Run Time: 26 minutes -
The Jockey
This is a short film about one of Germany's most successful jockeys of all time: Andrasch Starke. The whole thing happened by chance - we just wanted to focus on the beauty of horse racing and shoot some yet unseen high speed images when we met Mr. Starke. We made an appoinment for his next race, recorded a very enlightening interview and stayed as close to him as we could.Run Time: 4 minutes -
Banei Horse Racing Japan
There is an unbelievable horse race in Obihiro, Hokkaido. A horse competition like this one probably could not be found anywhere in the world no matter where one looked.Run Time: 7 minutes -
Wise Horsemanship At Freedom Farm
Freedom Farm is a natural horsemanship-based training and boarding facility, offering youth horsemanship programs as well as adult classes and lessons.Run Time: 16 minutes -
Unsung Heroines Of The Horse Industry
A reflective look at the behind-the-scenes contribution that knowledgeable, empathic and patient women make to care for their equine charges while keeping their corner of the equestrian world humming.Run Time: 4 minutes -
Mils Life
'Mil's Life' is the story of 25 year old urban cowboy and native Philadelphian, Jamil ' Mil ' Pratis, and the symbiotic relationship formed between a man, his horse and, their urban experience.
The film will explore one man's passion for racing while uncovering the true nature of the environment that has defined his character and determination. The film will document how essential the relationship is that’s formed between a man and his horse, within the confines of their urban surroundings. Emphasizing the singularity between a horse and its rider; we'll follow Mil and Dusty as they prepare for what's to be their final race in South Carolina.
Mil's Life is an examination of the intimate relationship between aspiring jockey, Jamil Pratis, and his one-eyed horse, Dusty.
Run Time: 8 minutes