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The Inside Scoop on Upcoming Dreamworks Film: Dreamer
From the legendary Seabiscuit, to this year’s upset winner of the Kentucky Derby, Giacomo, people the world over love the underdog—or rather, horse, in this case. The come-from-behind winners, and horses that have battled the odds to achieve the seemingly impossible have always been the ones that capture our imagination…and our hearts. ... Read the full article

Dreamer Sweepstakes Offers Kids a Trip to New York for 2005 Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships
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DreamWorks to Release Comeback Racehorse Story This Fall
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Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
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Shetland Pony National Championship Congress is Moving
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Ryan Kwanten Learned the Life of a Cowboy in Flicka
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Flicka- A Horse Movie that's Worth the Watch
Coming October 20th to a Theater Near You “They are the hope for what the promise of America used to be,” said Katy about the Wild Mustangs that roamed the Wyoming plains. The young 16-year-old girl had learned a lot from “Flicka,” the mare that ... Read the full article

Fortitude Entertainment Group Launches Fortitude Gulf Creating Hollywood in Dubai
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Alison Lohman and Katy Learn about Life and Riding in "Flicka"
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Hollywood Hoofers - Horses in Film
Seabiscuit was the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But the horse's original popularity was nothing compared to the success of the 2003 Oscar-nominated movie Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit and the popularity of the new film Hidalgo remind us that horses have been ... Read the full article

Barretts Equine Limited First West Coast Auction Facility to Employ Eklin Digital Repository
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Barretts Equine Limited, a leading California Thoroughbred auction facility, recently became the first West Coast auction house to employ the Eklin Digital Repository(TM) for review of digital radiographs ... Read the full article

Rusty Hendrickson sets the Horse Stage for "Flicka"
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The Story of Flicka
The Intricate Dance of a Family and a Wild Mustang “The truth is, wherever a Settler left his footprint, there was a hoofprint beside it,” said the voice of Katy McLaughlin in the movie Flicka, set to be released in movie theaters nationwide on Oc ... Read the full article

"Ma Bell" in Flicka is Maria Bello
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Introducing Equisect Natural Fly Repellent From Farnam
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Breyerfest Brings Top Equine Entertainers to Horse Park
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International Endurance Undergoes Extensive Review
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How To Speak Fluent Horse - The Original 'Horse Whisperer' Offers Clinics at Colorado's Historic C Lazy U Ranch
GRANBY, Colo., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationally known cowboy and horse trainer Buck Brannaman -- inspiration for the Robert Redford directed movie "The Horse Whisperer," -- is hosting a horsemanship clinic at the C Lazy U Dude Ranch (www.clazyu.com ... Read the full article

Still Time to Buy One of the Best Horse Books Published in 2006
ST Publishing's book "The Best of The Saratoga Special" is still available and would make a great addition to any equine library, especially one with a connection to the Thoroughbred town of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (site of this year's American Horse Publications seminar/conference). ... Read the full article