The Horse with the Flying Tail
Directed by Jerry Lansburgh
Written by Janet Lansburgh
1960/USA
Walt Disney Pictures
First viewing/Amazon Instant
[box] “In riding a horse, we borrow freedom” ― Helen Thompson[/box]
This is an innocuous documentary tracking the career of a cow horse who rose to fame as a show jumper.
The hero is a palomino named Injun Joe. Right off the horse had no problem jumping fences. He also had a temperament that made him very hard to handle by owners who did not treat him with kindness. This meant he changed hands many times. Fortunately, he finally came to the attention of a rider who changed his named to Nautical and took him all the way to winning the King George V Cup.
I like horses and horse movies and this was a pleasant if unexciting example.
The Horse with the Flying Tail won the Academy Award for Best Documentary, Feature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCS4cxDBXs8
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