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2021 Feature Entries
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Equine Empowered Therapy - Haltering Sally
Providing therapeutic services to horses in pain while also providing employment opportunities for veterans.Run Time: 34 minutes -
Arrow
When a woman discovers the origins of her rescue horse, she moves to Oklahoma to reunite him with the man who raised him. Twenty years after being stolen, trafficked across the American West, and nearly killed, Arrow is saved by a woman determined to find out who he is.Run Time: 17 minutes -
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 -
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 -
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 -
The Mustangs: America's Wild Horses
"The Mustangs: America's Wild Horses" is a feature documentary that is executive produced by Robert Redford, Patti Scialfa Springsteen and Jessica Springsteen.
THIS DOCUMENTARY ONLY AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 12 , 13 & 14 FOR ON-LINE VIRTUAL FEST ACCESS!
The film features songs by Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson and an original song written by Diane Warren and performed by Blanco Brown.
Full film available only at "Live" Event.Run Time: 90 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 -
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 -
Lady Long Rider
Approaching her 50th birthday, Bernice Ende picked up the reins and rode south on a borrowed horse. Her plan was to visit her sister, a 2000-mile ride from Montana to New Mexico. She never imagined that facing the challenges of life alone on the road, would take her so much further… In Lady Long Rider, Bernice shares the miles of insight she gained on the horseback ride that ultimately became a 15-year 30,000-mile journey of self discovery.
Run Time: 63 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
40 Days, 4 Criollos and Silence...
It all started with a crazy dream: to tame horses that had hardly had any contact with man and in their natural environment.
And the encounter between two men:
Jean François PIGNON, a horse trainer, known worldwide and creator of a method of communication with horses that he shares with passion.
Run Time: 95:33 minutes -
Enable, The Queen of Racing
With an immeasurable will to win, and a race record that is unrivalled, Enable is the horse of a lifetime. No other horse in European racing history has ever achieved what she has, and perhaps never will.Run Time: 51 minutes -
Riding Liberty
Traumatised by an abusive past, Sebastian finds work with a family as a groom in a polo yard. When charged with trying to re-train Liberty, an unhand-able, failed racehorse, Sebastian bonds with the wayward animal and secretly trains as a polo player ultimately changing both their lives.Run Time: 22 minutes -
10 Days
For 10 days, 6 women and men first responders and Canadian Armed Forces veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder are undergoing assisted equine therapy to learn how to live with their disease.
Or better yet, to be cured.Run Time: 30 minutes -
The Fall
Professional jockeys face physical obstacles daily, but the invisible obstacles which lie ahead are often the hardest to negotiate.Run Time: 21 minutes -
Let Them Live Love Wild Horses
A Rock Star, Lakota Chief and Indigenous Filmmakers Unite In "Let Them Live-Love Wild Horses!"Run Time: 22 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
2021 Short Entries
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Horses Cry Too
A broken hearted champion who struggles with cancer and depression seeks Equine Therapy, healing with horses.Run Time: 7 minutes -
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Unexpected Light (Sonoran Desert Pearl)
Run Time: 04 minutes -
About the Connemara Pony
Discover the Connemara Pony in this video about the breed!Run Time: 2 minutes -
Woodrow And My Dad
Woodrow the mustang helps a woman feel closer to her dad.Run Time: 06 minutes -
Brooke USA War Horse Screening Announcement
Run Time: 2 minutes -
Equine Empowered Therapy - Haltering Sally
Providing therapeutic services to horses in pain while also providing employment opportunities for veterans.Run Time: 34 minutes -
5000 Miles 5000 Mustangs - Day 1
There are currently 53,000+ wild horses in holding pens across America. Each and every one deserves a loving home. Have we inspired you to want to adopt one of these living legends? Join us if you’re inspired to adopt and want to find out more!Run Time: 2 minutes -
Why Horses - Maryland Horse Industry Board
"Why Horses" is an introduction to the variety of options offered by the horse industry in Maryland, the video was funded by a grant from the Rural Maryland Council, with the Maryland Horse Foundation and the Maryland Horse Industry Board as Executive Producers.Run Time: 08 minutes -
Their Last Ride PSA
Every year tens of thousands of wild and domestic horses are hauled across US Borders into Mexico and Canada and brutually slaughtered to satsify the demand for their meat. There is a new Bill in Congress that will protect wild and domestic horses in this country from slaughter titled "Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2021, H.R. 3355.Run Time: 01 minutes -
Bring Your Child To Work Day at Team Velvet
Due to the pandemic, Bring Your Child to Work Day had to go virtual.Run Time: 9 minutes -
The Horse Room
“The Horse Room” follows A spunky kid and their reserved aunt as they travel through different dimensions to find what seems to be the 7th wonder of the world, a very special group of small horses. As time ticks away the pair is put to the test to see if they can reach their goal in time… but the Aunt is hiding a dangerous secret.Run Time: 05 minutes -
Roll Cyrus Roll
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The Story Of The Horse
The evolution of the horse in animationRun Time: 03 minutes -
Little Annie and the Magic Christmas Sleigh
Team Velvet, Inc. gets a special visit from SantaRun Time: 8 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 -
One With Wind Horse
Run Time: 07 minutes -
Go Change The World
Run Time: 7 minutes -
Prayer Of Medicine Horse
Run Time: 06 minutes -
I Am Rider
This short film is an art video created with Neil McIntosh, a Canadian dressage rider.Run Time: 1 minutes -
Aurora
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who fell in love with a beautiful horse named Aurora...Run Time: 5 minutes -
Added Years
A film essay of an aging man's love and devotion for his horses.Run Time: 10 minutes -
Mother Goose The Life Of Kim Walnes
Kim’s fans all know why she is called “Mother Goose” – the Olympic Team Captain/Captain of the Eventing team for the USA nicknamed her this because a) she had such a special bond with The Gray Goose, her only horse and b) because she usually had both her small children, Andrea and Brian, near-by, no matter where they travelled in the world. That is a rare thing for any world-ranked sportwoman, but somehow Kim managed it with her usual positive energy.Run Time: 03 minutes -
Deck the Horse with Boughs of Holly
An Equine Christmas SongRun Time: 2 minutes -
The Journey
Mackenzie has wanted horses in her life since the moment she could talk. The Gaucho Derby is the ultimate event for any equestrian; it is a 300 mile race across remote regions of Argentina. This is her journey.Run Time: 05 minutes -
All aboard The Pony Express Train
Albert & Ernie are off on an exciting day out. Boarding a 1930's Steam Train they end up in the luggage compartment before disembarking at Buckfastleigh to go an explore some of beautiful Devon!Run Time: 5 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 -
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 -
I Am Farrier
This video presents the work of a female farrier who's work is based in Quebec, Canada.Run Time: 5 minutes -
The Journey Home
The story of an organizations quest to save and release wild horses from government holding pens to be free once again.Run Time: 09 minutes