I have yet to see a good realistic one that I really like. "The Horse in the Gray Flannal Suit" has the greatest horse shows I've ever seen in a movie, though the rest of it is pretty pointless. Any comments on the shortcomings (or otherwise, if you think so) of horses on the big screen?
The Black Stallion The Black Stallion Returns Sylvester Into the West Miracle of the White Stallions The Man From Snowy River The Return to Snowy River In Pursuit of Honor The Electric Horseman The Horse Whisperer Seabiscuit Pharlap Casey's Shadow The Littlest Horse Thieves My Friend Flicka Thunderhead, Son of Flicka The Silver Stallion
I loved Phar Lap too. It made me cry. In fact, Ihave a horse that looks like Phar Lap, but doesn't act like him. Is Racing Stripes a horse movie? That's soooooo cool.
Yeah, sort of. I'd consider it one. It's about a zebra that wants to be a racehorse, so there's alot of references to the racing industries in general, and there's heaps of horses in it.
Let's not forget Misty. I would have to say that it is one of my all time favorites. I wish they had done Stormy and Seastar as well. The movie followed the book exactly, which just goes to show that movies can be made from books with out the director taking "Creative liscense".
I swear to god if I see one more horse movie where a girl falls in love with a horse, tames it and wins some big contest or something outrageous like that I will scream
I think there's one never mentioned on this board - "The Horsemen", directed by John Frankenheimer, with Omar Sharif and Jack Palance. NOT about a little girl who rescues a horse. Really a far leap from your average family horse movie, and has been my personal favorite for ages. You can find it here on IMDB. DVD is for sale on Amazon.