Author: Neigh-Bours
Champions (1984)
The true story of Bob Champion, a British steeple chase jockey who, in the late 1970s, was diagnosed with cancer. Rather than succumb to the disease, however, Bob stages a miraculous recovery and goes on to win the 1981 Grand National steeple chase on the horse Aldaniti.
The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
Wealthy Moroccan sheik Ishak (Ferdinand Mayne), believing himself to be the true owner, dispatches his henchmen to steal a champion Arabian stallion, the Black, from its young caretaker, Alec Ramsay (Kelly Reno). Determined to recover the horse, Alec follows the sheik back to Morocco, where his pleas for the stallion's return fall on deaf ears. When Alec learns that Ishak plans to enter the Black ...
The Last Unicorn (1982)
In this animated musical, the villainous King Haggard (Christopher Lee) plots to destroy all the world's unicorns. When a young unicorn (Mia Farrow) learns that she's in danger and that she may soon be the last of her kind, she leaves the safety of her protected forest and enlists the help of Schmendrick (Alan Arkin), a gentle, albeit clumsy, sorcerer. Together, they embark on a long and dangerous...
The Man from Snowy River (1982)
After the death of his father, proud young Jim Craig (Tom Burlinson) sets out to become his own man. Taking a job with horse rancher Harrison (Kirk Douglas), Craig is treated poorly by the more experienced cowboys, but wins the heart of the rancher's daughter, Jessica (Sigrid Thornton), when he helps her break a high-strung colt and later saves her life. When he's unfairly blamed for the loss of a...
The Black Stallion (1979)
Alec (Kelly Reno) encounters a magnificent black Arabian horse while traveling aboard a steamship around the coast of North Africa with his father (Hoyt Axton). When a disaster destroys the ship, Alec frees the horse and escapes with it to a nearby island, where they form a close bond. When Alec is rescued, he insists the horse be rescued too, and both return to America. There, Alec and former joc...
International Velvet (1978)
This sequel to "National Velvet" follows Sarah Brown (Tatum O'Neal), a young girl who is sent to England after her parents die in a car crash. There, she lives with her aunt Velvet (Nanette Newman) who introduces Sarah to the world of equestrian competition and gives her the last foal of her own prize horse, The Pie. Under the watchful eye of her aunt and horse trainer Capt. Johnson (Anthony Hopki...
Blue Fire Lady (1977)
An Australian teen (Cathryn Harrison) saves a racehorse from a cruel trainer (Peter Cummins) and falls in love with a pop star (Mark Holden).
Ride a Wild Pony (1975)
A moving story filmed in Australia about a farm boy who is given a wild pony to ride to and from school. When the pony is found alone, he is mistaken for unclaimed and sheltered by a handicapped little girl. A contest of ownership arises between the two children that must be resolved publicly. Based on James Aldridge's novel, "A Sporting Proposition."
Dead Cert (1974)
In this film based on Dick Francis' mystery novel, Alan York (Scott Antony) is stunned when his dear friend, skilled jockey Bill Davidson (Ian Hogg), is killed during a simple steeplechase. Convinced Davidson's death was no accident, York begins an investigation with a suspicion that Davidson's racehorse, Admiral, was drugged in a murderous act of sabotage. Assisting him as he delves into this wor...
Misty (1961)
Misty is a 1961 film based on Marguerite Henry's 1947 award-winning children's book Misty of Chincoteague. An orphaned brother (David Ladd) and sister (Pam Smith) grow to love a wild pony on an island off the Virginia coast.
National Velvet (1944)
When Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor), an equine-loving 12-year-old living in rural Sussex, becomes the owner of a rambunctious horse, she decides to train it for England's Grand National race. Aided by former jockey Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney) and encouraged by her family, the determined Velvet gets her steed, affectionately called "The Pie," ready for the big day. However, a last-minute problem ari...
My Friend Flicka – Mary O’Hara (1941)
The classic story of an aimless teenager, a demanding father, and aspirited horse -- now a major motion picture from Twentieth Century FoxA daydreamer and a time waster, young Ken McLaughlin spends his days on his family's Wyoming ranch with his head in the clouds, surrounded by endless blue skies, wide-open spaces, and beautiful horses. To his brusque, practical father, the boy is an enigma and a...
