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Star\'s Chance: And then they got lost in Montana.
Star's Chance Thoroughbred #45by Karle Dickerson2001Will Star ever regain his spirit?At last, Wonder's Star has recovered from the illness that halted his promising racing career so suddenly. The vet says he'll be back on the track in no time. But Ch...
I imagine being named Tex in Oklahoma would be a hardship.
Tex(1982)I never knew this before, but Matt Dillon is in three movie adaptations of S.E. Hinton novels: The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, and Tex. From this I assume that Matt Dillon was the perfect portrayal of all poor, white males everywhere in the ei...
Dear God, please bring me a 12-gauge.
Sylvester1985When I was a young child, I would comb through the videos at Hastings for what felt like hours until I had a stack of horse movies I may or may not have seen. Sylvester was one I stumbled across when I was about twelve, which is why I'm...
There's Something About Flicka
Flicka (2006)My Friend Flicka (1943)Most people know the story of how these movies came to be, but I'll go over it anyway. Mary O'Hara wrote My Friend Flicka, the first of a trilogy, in 1941. Two years later, the movie came out. Thunderhead (my pe...
Well, that was unexpected. And possibly not appreciated.
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron2002I actually hadn't planned on viewing this movie (for the second time) until I was finished with my Supernatural marathon. However, because Netflix seemed to pick up on how much I like chronological order, I was gi...
This is what happens when I let family members influence my television viewing habits.
Fury1.1: Joey Finds a FriendBefriended by Jim Newton, a recently widowed horse rancher, Joey and Fury become fast friends at the Broken Wheel Ranch, where, along with their pals Pee Wee and Pokey, all their adventures begin. The other day I was talki...
Wildfire: Another tv show breaks my heart.
Wildfire3.9 HeartlessI really did not think I was going to handle this episode, and I am proud to announce that I did not cry! I just teared up a little, kind of.+ "It's not you, it's me." Mike tells Samantha it's over, and Samantha tags his shoddy...
The Medicine Hat Stallion, or Leif Garrett's pigtail phase.
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion1977I was never a huge fan of Marguerite Henry's books, so I haven't read San Domingo: The Medicine Hat Stallion and can't make any comparisons between the book and the movie, staring teen heartthrob Leif Garr...
Wildfire: bring on the sexy antagonism!
Wildfire3.4: Close to HomeOh, you guys. You guys. Season three just brought out its secret weapon -- the only thing that could possibly divert my attention from gagging at the possibility of Ashleigh/Mike. This is a necessary move on the show's pa...
If we only could have moved on to a more realistic future...
Wildfire3.3: Moving OnI haven't a lot to say about this episode, which doesn't surprise me because the show is making some transitions here as it gets into the middle of the season. I guess you could say. Anyway. Points!The Good:+ Brad rides the m...
A video game that would make Cindy proud.
Let's Ride: Corral ClubMy next game will be Let's Ride: Corral Club. There is no way to describe how TERRIBLE, how much of an ABOMINATION this game is!Description (from Amazon):Let's Ride: Corral Club lets you own and care for the horse of your dream...
Video games, anyone?
Let's RideSilver Buckle StablesMara here. I got an e-mail recently asking me what I thought of reviewing horse-related games, and I thought, "Great! There's no way I'm doing that!" So here we have our first excited volunteer. Everyone meet Aimee....
Sometimes I think I should listen to my ten-year-old self more often.
Whisper Goodbyeby Dorothy Nafus Morrison 1985I could not get into this book. I tried. I failed. I sort of predicted this. Way back when, I had a copy of the sequel to this book, Whisper Again...
Heartland: If Wildfire and Caitlin's Way had an illicit love affair in Canada...
Heartland1.1 Coming HomeSo I'm going to start watching this show. On Youtube, I guess, because Canadian television is all, I don't know, caring about who watches their programming for some reason. Look, Canada, I get that this is a Canadian show an...
Phantom Stallion: Horse abuse is really not ok, ok?
Phantom Stallion 4: The RenegadeTerri FarleyHarperCollins 2003The SynopsisWhen an ambitious rodeo contractor comes to town, Sam worries. The woman wants to buy tamed mustangs from local ranchers, including Sam's dad, and doesn't seem to like taking n...
The #1 way to get a horse: cry and insult your loved ones.
Moon Shadowby Chris PlattPublished: 2006While reading this book, I pondered on what would happen if all of these horse story main characters somehow found themselves locked in, say, a giant, isolated warehouse somewhere. You know what would happen? ...
Rodeo Rocky: How quickly could you break a wild horse?
Rodeo RockyThe Horses of Half Moon Ranch #2by Jenny OldfieldKirstie Scott lives for horses. While at a local rodeo contest, she is horrified to see how Rocky, an injured horse, is treated. Kirstie persuades her mother to buy him, but soon learns th...
Karen, have we really come this far?
Horse of Seven Moonsby Karen Taschek (aka Bentley)Published: 2005I know we're all ridiculously eager to find out what Karen Bentley has been up to since her last Thoroughbred book went to print eleven years ago. I am here to inform you that Karen Be...
A British take on the American West
The Horses of Half Moon RanchBook 1: Wild Horsesby Jenny OldfieldPublished: 1999, 2008I am typically not a huge fan of Western horse books. For instance, as much as I always loved the movie My Friend Flicka, the novel has sat untouched on my bookshe...
Wild Horse Summer: When feminism and prepubescent hormones collide.
Wild Horse Summerby Hope RydenIllustrated by Paul CasalePublished: 1997By request, I bring you Wild Horse Summer:Thirteen-year-old Alison is nervous about spending the entire summer in Wyoming, on a ranch with her blind cousin Kelly. For one thing, ...
The Red Stallion: This is what happens when I subscribe to Encore.
The Red Stallion (1947)This movie has been sitting in my DVR for what seems like weeks, and last night I got around to watching it because something had to cleanse me of the Harlequin horror in my last entry. What better to do that than a completely...
Book Rec: Blue Moon
Blue Moonby Marilyn HalvorsonPublished: 1994, 2004Can Bobbie Jo take a beat-up old horse and turn her into a champion barrel racer?The first thing I have to say about this book is that it's 109 pages, and the type is relatively large. Given that th...
