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Flicka Movie to be Released October 20
Flicka is a contemporary motion picture adaptation of Mary O’Hara’s beloved novel My Friend Flicka. The filmmakers have re-engineered the story of a child coming into adulthood, changing the main character from a boy to a girl. In the new film, 16 ... Read the full article

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

Alison Lohman and Katy Learn about Life and Riding in "Flicka"
Lohman Shares Her Thoughts on the Movie and on Her Riding Experiences “I see in them my own restless spirit,” said Katy McLaughlin, played by Alison Lohman, when talking about the Wild Mustangs in the movie Flicka, which will be released on Octobe ... Read the full article

Ryan Kwanten Learned the Life of a Cowboy in Flicka
Flicka is a Movie with a Universal Appeal You’d never know Ryan Kwanten was from Australia in the movie Flicka (set to be released on October 20, 2006), where he plays Howard, the brother of the main human star of the movie Katy. While Howard do ... Read the full article

Rusty Hendrickson sets the Horse Stage for "Flicka"
The Movie Trainer Focuses on both the Horses and the Riders Rusty Hendrickson has added “Flicka” to his list of movie credits. This story of a Wild Mustang and the girl (Katy) who befriends him which is set to be released in movie theaters on Oct ... Read the full article

"Ma Bell" in Flicka is Maria Bello
Nell is Truly a Woman of the 21st Century Maria Bello plays the part of Nell McLaughlin, the mother of Katy in the movie Flicka, which is scheduled to debut on October 20, 2006. This is the story of how a horse (Flicka) and a 16-year-old girl (Ka ... Read the full article

YourBarn.com Commences Advertainment Campaign for “Flicka” DVD Release
YourBarn.com, the social network just for horseback riders with over 4,000 members, has commenced an advertainment campaign with sponsor Twentieth Century-Fox to promote the DVD release of the motion picture, “Flicka.” Unlike traditional internet ... Read the full article

DreamWorks to Release Comeback Racehorse Story This Fall
April 27, 2005 – Farmingdale, NY -- Press Link of America, headed by President Diana De Rosa, has just been hired by DreamWorks to handle the equine PR for DREAMER INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY, which is scheduled to be released on Friday, October 21. Ku ... Read the full article

Beautiful 'Dreamer' Showcases the Bluegrass
FRANKFORT, Ky., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- If W.C. Fields was correct when he cautioned that actors should never work with children or animals, then Kurt Russell should have been doubly nervous when he signed on to make "Dreamer: Inspired By a True Stor ... Read the full article

Shetland Pony National Championship Congress is Moving
Morton, Il- After nearly a decade in the Gordyville Arena in Illinois, the Shetland Pony Nationals Championship Congress is moving to the National Equestrian Center in Lake St. Louis. MO. “We were at capacity at the Gordyville facility,” exp ... Read the full article

If Movie Stars can do it, why not a Horse?
(MOUNT LAUREL, NJ) – Justwhistledixie, the West Point Thoroughbred-owned top contender for the May 1st running of the Kentucky Oaks has followed the lead of celebrities like John Mayer and Ashton Kutcher by logging on to Twitter to keep fans and foll ... Read the full article

Daily72 Presents “The Horse Show LIVE! with Rick Lamb”
Daily72 Presents “The Horse Show LIVE! with Rick Lamb” at the Denver and Vail Valley Rocky Mountain Horse Expos Visitors to every Rocky Mountain Horse Expo squeeze in a packed weekend of featured events, and this year popular radio/TV host and aut ... Read the full article

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

Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
How One Horse Helps Many Dreams Come True By Diana De Rosa At a time when people are looking for more things to enjoy as a family, we now have a film that is a pure delight for mom, dad, grandma and grandpa and kids of all ages to see together. ... Read the full article

Behind the Scenes of Dreamer
Horses that have battled the odds to achieve something that seems impossible capture our imagina¬tion and hearts. John Gatins, the writer and director of Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story, knew that, because he spent much of his youth around horseracing. “I was only 10 when I went to the racetrack for the first time,” says Gatins. “The way the New York papers described the horses—they gave them personalities; the race horses came alive as actual characters. I thought it would be great to make a movie about those characters. I started going to the racetrack and following them like athletes.” ... Read the full article

Horse Logic
Good horse training is boring to watch. It looks like nothing is happening. Many people are impressed by training methods that are nothing more than a blatant series of attacks on the horse because they are dramatic to watch. However, physically dominating a horse does not teach him anything. To train a horse, you must use mental strength, not physical strength. ... Read the full article

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

2006 Washington International Horse Show Offers Fun Events for the Entire Family
Washington, D.C. – July 18, 2006 – The 2006 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) returns to the Verizon Center this year on October 24-29 in downtown Washington D.C. to host one of the most exciting and innovative horse show events in the count ... Read the full article

Appaloosa Saddles Up for Five More Years at Will Rogers Memorial Center
Fort Worth — Team penning will involve a little ink as leaders from the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) and the City of Fort Worth sign a new five-year contract with Will Rogers Memorial Center (WRMC) and the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau for ... Read the full article

Walking the Course with an Olympic Gold Medalist
Tune in. Tack up.® and watch the next webisode on HorseGirlTV®. Not many of us get the chance to walk a Grand Prix course. Fewer receive the ability to walk the Washington International Horse Show Grand Prix course and even far fewer receive the honor to walk it with Olympic Gold Medalist, mentor to many and all around nice guy, Will Simpson. Watch as Angelea walks with Will and pick up some notes on reading courses and the challenges course designers present. It's a good time! Watch online at http://www.horsegirltv.com. ... Read the full article