Movies of the 60'


Misty of Chincoteague (1961)
Misty (of Chincoteague)
Based on the classic book by Marguerate Henry, Misty is a story about a young brother and sister who have their hearts set on one wild mare at the Chicoteague round up and auction. They prevail in their endeavors and find their pony has a surprise for them.

Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)

Miracle of the White Stallions
Miracle of the White Stallions takes place during WWII in Austria when the Lipizzaner breed was almost demolished. Director of the Spanish Riding School appealed to General Patton to his animals. Patton agrees to help thus preserving the breed.

Run, Appaloosa, Run (1966)

Run, Appaloosa, Run
Run, Appaloosa, Run is the story of a Nez Perce girl (Mary) who trains & performs on horses as a trick rider. She adopts an orphan colt until he is forced out of her hands and through several bad owners before they are reunited.

The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)

The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit is a story about a man named Fred who manages to solve his two biggest problems in one swoop. He creates an ad campaign around a new horse for his daughter to compete with and to market his bosses product.

Stay Tuned for the 1970′s

The later decades tend to be heavier in the horse movie department, so be sure to check out the complete list and stop by next week to see what kinds of horse movies the 1970′s have to offer.

Movies of today (21st. century)


Horse Crazy (2001)
Horse Crazy
Three horse crazy kids sneak away to Nevada in the hopes of capturing mustangs to ride home. They have quite an adventure and wind up outsmarting a ring of horse thieves and returning a prized stallion to his rightful owner.

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Spirit is a young colt who becomes leader of his herd until he is captured by humans then sold to the US army where a colonel vows to tame him. He manages to escape with the help of a native American boy and falls for one of his tribes mares.

Touching Wild Horses (2002)

Touching Wild Horses
Touching Wild Horses is the story of a boy who looses his family in car accident and is sent to live with his reclusive aunt who lives on an island and studies horses. They become close and together try to save an orphaned foal.

Virginia’s Run (2002)

Virginia's Run
The story of a 13 year old girl named Virginia who looses her mother in a riding accident and is forbidden to ride by her father. In secret she has been visiting the animals and falls in love with a young colt named Stormy who takes to her instantly.

Big Spender (2003)

Big Spender
Big Spender is a story about a man who has habitual trouble with the law. He enters a program for convicts who work with horses and transforms the life of a horse named Big Spender.

Seabiscuit (2003)

Seabiscuit
The true story of Seabiscuit, a great racehorse in the US during the great depression. Not only does Seabiscuit inspire a nation of down and out citizens but he breathes new life into the man who buys him, the man who trains him and the man who rides him.
 Straight from the Heart (2003)
Straight from the Heart
A photographer finds herself disappointed with her life in the city & her current relationship. So she allows herself to be set up with a horse rancher out west. It’s initially rocky, but through a love of riding they find common ground and warm to one another.

Young Black Stallion (2003)

Young Black Stallion
A prequel to The Black Stallion and tells the story of young Neera who is separated from her father in Arabia during WWII. While lost in the desert she finds a young colt who she names Shetan. An animal who will later help to restore her grandfather as a trainer.

Hidalgo (2004)
Hidalgo
Hidalgo is the tale of an American pony express rider who travels to the Arabian desert with his mustang Hidalgo to race in the Ocean of Fire endurance race. During the race, the hardy mustang shows his true colors against Arabian horses bred for this race.
 The Long Shot (2004)
The Long Shot
The Long Shot is about a single mother who moves her family and her racehorse to California where she takes a job as a ranch hand at a stud farm. She decides to take a chance by entering into a competition which causes problems for her horse.

Dreamer: Inspired by a true story (2005)

Dreamer: Inspired by a true story
Dreamer is inspired by the true story of a horse trainer with an empty barn & financial troubles. He and his daughter save a racehorse with a broken leg, believing that she deserves a second chance. As their family heals the horse she helps to heal them too.

Racing Stripes (2005)

Racing Stripes
Racing Stripes is a story about a baby zebra (Stripes), left behind by his circus and found by a former racehorse trainer. The second Stripes sees the racetrack he knows he wants to race and starts an intense training mission with the help of his new master.

The Colt (2005)

The Colt
Set during the civil war, The Colt is the story of a foal born to a union soldiers beloved mare. He refuses his orders to shoot the foal because he believes it to be a symbol of hope and fights to keep the struggling baby stay alive in the world of chaos he is born into.

The Derby Stallion (2005)

The Derby Stallion
The Derby Stallion is a movie about a 15 year old boy Patrick whose parents want him to plan his future. He falls in love with riding and dreams of winning the Grand National on his horse Rusty and trains with that goal in mind.

Thicker Than Water (2005)

Thicker Than Water
A high-powered lawyer learns that her father had a wife before her mother and decides to learn about her fathers previous life. In doing so she meets an extended family and woman who is passionate about saving the horses on her land.

Flicka (2006)

Flicka
A remake of the 1947 My Friend Flicka, Flicka is the story of a headstrong girl named Katy who falls for an even more headstrong mustang filly. The horse helps her to overcome relationship troubles with her father and gives Katy a newfound confidence.
 Moondance Alexander (2007)
Moondance Alexander
Inspired by a true story, Moondance Alexander is about a spirited teen (Moondance) who is bored with summer until she discovers an escaped pinto pony named Checkers. She returns the pony to its owner and convinces him the pony is special enough to compete.

Ruffian (2007)

Ruffian
Details the life of the racing sensation Ruffian. A record breaking filly who won against everything she raced until her second season when she suffered a nasty fall. The fall was a tragic end, not just to her racing career but to her young life.