Brumby: Horses Run Wild - Horses Down Under (1990)

The Brumbies of Australia are magnificent creatures, a symbol of the wilderness and a nostalgic link to the past. They are also an environmental threat and an object of cruelty.

Buster Keaton: The Blacksmith (1922)

This Buster Keaton short showcases his talent for mechanical comedy. He's an assistant to a blacksmith, but when the blacksmith is arrested, Keaton's in charge. Customers come in with various problems with their horses or cars, and the solution Keaton invents for them (and the mayhem wrought upon them) is devilishly clever, not to mention laugh-out-loud funny.

The Colt (2005)

A Civil War cavalry soldier struggling to survive in the midst of battle discovers that his mare has given birth to a newborn colt, born to chaos, and clinging to his mother for life. The soldier is ordered to shoot the foal, lest it prove a hindrance, but seeing the colt as a reminder of the beauty of life, he refuses the order. The mare and her nursing foal join the team of men marching toward unknown horizons. The mare and colt are stolen, and a chase ensues. The mare's owner shoots a fleeing soldier to retrieve the mother and baby. The incident has left him lost and separated from his brigade, with a dying enemy on his hands. But honoring the rebel's last wish sparks in the soldier a journey of remarkable honor and duty toward enlightenment and untold danger - one that will test the spirit and courage of a country at war and pay heartrending tribute to those of God's creatures who are blessedly innocent to the careless ways of man.

Courage of Black Beauty (1957)

A shy young boy's relationship grows more and more distant from his father while growing up on a horse ranch. The boy keeps to himself while the father's hard work leaves no room for quality time. When the boy is given a newborn pony to raise, all of his attention is focused on the animal and thus brings the young lad out of his world of loneliness. Through this, father and son grow closer and closer together.

Coyote Summer (1996)

A maladjusted teenage city girl is sent to her aunt's ranch for the summer while her single mom is on a lengthy business trip in London. Her newfound love of a wild horse helps her learn important life lessons.

Dark Horse (1992)

When a horrifying accident destroys her new found world of horses, brought on by community service work, a young trouble-making girl turns her back on the world until a special horse enters her life.

A Day At The Races  (Marx Brothers - 1937) Hugo Z. Hackenbush (Groucho Marx) is a horse doctor who takes over a large sanitarium at the behest of hypochondriac socialite Mrs. Upjohn (Margaret Dumont). The sanitarium is owned by Judy (Maureen O'Sullivan), but she's having trouble paying off the mortgage. With the help of Stuffy (Harpo Marx), Tony (Chico Marx), and a racehorse named Hi-Hat, she is able to save the hospital.

Devil On Horseback (1954)

A young jockey's head swells after a couple of victories. His arrogance is responsible for a horse's death and an ex-jockey teaches the boy some humility.

Dreamer: Inspired By A True Story (2005) Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) was once a great horseman, whose gifts as a trainer were now being wasted on making other men’s fortunes. Sonya was a great horse whose promising future on the racetrack was suddenly cut short by a career-ending broken leg. Considered as good as dead to her owner, who also happens to be Ben’s boss, Sonya is given to Ben as severance pay, along with his walking papers. Now, it will take the unwavering faith and determination of Ben’s young daughter, Cale (Dakota Fanning), to bring these two damaged souls together in a quest for a seemingly impossible goal: to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

The Electric Horseman (1979)

Fallen rodeo star (Robert Redford) reduced to hawking breakfast food, rescues beloved horse from Vegas promoters and heads out to the desert to free him.  A reporter (Jane Fonda) follows the story and falls for Redford.

Fighting Thoroughbreds (1939)

Horse-racing story mixes a feud and romantic conflict with fast action on the track when a Kentucky Derby winner, acting on his own instincts and without the knowledge of his owner, Bogart (Charles Wilson), sires a colt that becomes the possession of a fallen aristocrat (George "Gabby" Hayes) and his granddaughter, Marian (Mary Carlisle). Bogart can't stand Marian and her grandfather and does his best to bring about their ruination, but his son (Robert Allen) has very different feelings. A laundry man and a handsome young physician also play big roles in the proceedings, as the colt grows up to be a fine racehorse, and when the big day comes (the Derby), Marian's horse is entered along with a horse belonging to Bogart.

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