10 best horse movies

Horses have always been human companions. Faithful, Arab, European, noble, playful - it's all about them. Previously, no battle or sport was complete without horses. For a warrior, the loss of a horse was always considered a great grief, since an animal could help a rider out of any mess at any moment. Many, probably, have already guessed that the article will focus on feature films about horses.

Chance of Emma, ​​2016

• Year: 2016
• Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
• Country: USA
• Cast: Greer Grammer, Joseph Lawrence, Missy Pyle, Jennifer Beanie Taylor, Christina Robinson, Ryan McCertan, Leah Marie Johnson, Amber Montana, Shanna Strong, Norma Michaels

Teen Emma on a country farm engaged in social activities. Her job is to care for and save the horses.

By coincidence, the girl made friends with a smart and incredibly quick-witted horse, whose name is Chance. In the course of such a friendship, Emma begins to believe in herself. She has the strength to fight with ill-wishers who do not like what the girl is fond of.

Cowboys and Angels, 2012

• Year: 2012
• Genre: Family
• Country: USA
• Cast: Bailey Madison, Dasta Kimsey, Richard Levy, Drew Waters, Frankie Fayson, James Cromwell, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Noelle Coet, Dora Madison, Leslie-Anne Huff

The main character of the film is the purposeful, stubborn, brave girl Ida. She always wants to find her father, who was a famous member of the rodeo.

Our heroine, during her search, gets acquainted with a group of girls who train with Terney Parker, a former member of the rodeo.

Parker decides to accept Ida in his ranks after he saw that the girl is very confident in the saddle. For her successful training, he provided all the necessary attributes and the best horse.

Flick 2006

• Year: 2006
• Genre: Family, Adventure, Drama
• Country: USA, UK
• Cast: Tim McGraw, Maria Bello, Alison Loman, Ryan Quantan, Daniel Pinault, Dallas Roberts, Kylie Defer, Jeffrey Nordling, Day Young, Nick Searsi

This family movie tells about the incredible story of friendship between the pretty and young girl Katie and Flicky - a wild horse. The main character not only tamed the animal, but also became her faithful friend, who is always ready to help.

Katie's father owns beautiful horses and several ranches. He does not share his daughter's hobbies. After all, the animal is wild, and according to ancient laws not written - only domestic horses should be present at the ranch.

The Girl and the Grand, 1982

• Year: 1982
• Genre: Drama
• Country: USSR
• Cast: Marina Dyuzheva, Aristarkh Livanov, Victor Evgrafov, Ernst Romanov, Nina Urgant, Oleg Zhakov, Nikolai Skorobogatov, Alexander Demyanenko, Nikolay Kryukov, Svetlana Petrosyants, Nikolai Lavrov, Nikolai Ozerov

Marina works as a groom. But she wants to participate in horse racing and become a professional rider.

Once the girl saved the handsome horse Grand from the imminent death. She still cares about him, but everything does not part with her dreams.

Whenever Marina meets, the horse greets her with a contented and quiet neigh. He answers the girl with love. The heroine trains daily, and soon overcame her own timidity. After a while, she becomes a participant in the competition.

Born in the Sands, 2003

• Year: 2003
• Genre: Family, Adventure, Drama
• Country: USA
• Cast: Richard Romanus, Biana Tamimi, Patrick Elias, Gerard Rudolph, Ali Al Ameri, Andis Rossouv, Traci Campbell, Adil Abdelwahab, Eric Grucha, Ike Ogut

According to ancient legends, magic horses live in the Arabian deserts. They are born from the night sky, free wind and sand.

Belief says that if you meet such a horse - a person will be lucky in everything. But these animals are very cautious and try not to catch people’s eyes, avoiding them.

Once, the girl Nire got lost in the sand. She met such a magic horse. And not only that, she made friends with him. But as it turned out later, the fate of her black friend was seriously changed after a new friendship.

“Trotter”, 2005

• Year: 2005
• Genre: Drama
• Country Russia
• Cast: Sergey Batalov, Anatoly Kalmykov, Pavel Kipnis, Evgeny Knyazev, Vyacheslav Kulakov, Yuri Nazarov, Andrey Kharitonov, Alexander Chislov, Vladimir Chuprikov, Lyudmila Chursina

This entertaining and fascinating drama makes the viewer think after watching. In the picture, three people intersected completely different in social origin, gender, nature and age.

Most likely, they would never have met if not for Flattery - a playful, unique mare of the Oryol breed. Among the aforementioned inhabitants, the horse passed from hand to hand.

The Foal, 1960

• Year: 1960
• Genre: War film, drama, film adaptation
• Country: USSR
• Cast: Evgeny Matveev, Leonid Parkhomenko, Galina Karelina, Sergey Polezhaev, Arkady Trusov

An incredibly moving, kind and fascinating plot of the film tells the viewer about the friendship of the Red Army Trofim and the recently born little foal.

But the squadron commander, impatient of objections, ordered the foal to be shot - soon a campaign is ahead, and there will be no one to mess with the animal.

Trofim did not kill the horse, he left the foal alive ...

East wind (2013)

• Year: 2013
• Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
• Country: Germany
• Cast: Hannah Binke, Marvin Linke, Cornelia Frobess, Tilo Pruckner, Nina Kroniager, Jürgen Vogel, Attila, Amber Bongard, Detlev Buk, Martin Butcke

Fourteen-year-old Mika is not a good student. Because of this, parents, instead of sending the girl to the sea, give her an unforgettable trip to her grandmother in the village, which is known for all its strict nature.

The girl in the village helps her grandmother, reads books, and also explores the village surroundings. One day, Mika found a barn. There is a wayward black stallion named East Wind. Only the animal does not allow anyone to come near it.

After some time, the girl became very friends with the East Wind. Not only that, she curbed him. Now this couple are best friends.

War Horse (2011)

• Year: 2011
• Genre: Drama, Military
• Country: USA
• Cast: Jeremy Irwin, Emily Watson, Peter Mullan, Nils Arerestrup, Celine Buckens, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Kebbell, David Cross

The film "War Horse" for the audience has already become a cult and is considered the best film about horses. This is a film about the incredible friendship of man and animal, the boys Albert and Joey - the horse.

All horses with the beginning of the First World War were sent to the front. This fate befell Joey, he was also sent to the battlefield.

The guy could not restrain his friend’s longing. He also goes to the front, attributing himself several years. Albert went to fight, and also to find Joey - his faithful war horse.

The Eye of the Eye (2017)

• Year: 2011
• Genre: children, family
• Country: USA
• Cast: Amy Smart, Burt Reynolds, AJ Michalka, Liam McIntyre, Jack Griffo, Nick Bateman, Charlie Barnett, Lindsay Lamb, Castillo Landon, Avery Arendes

The main character - a pretty and young girl Bailey loves horse riding. By a tragic coincidence, the next training session became tragic for her. Bailey can no longer lead an active lifestyle, and the worst is losing his sight.

Parents sound the alarm, they show the girl to many doctors, but those, like one, argue that Bailey will never be able to see again. After that, parents turn to Charles, the best trainer in the city, with a request to give them the best dog, which will become a guide for the poor girl. After talking with the girl, the trainer makes a decision - to give the girl Apple a miniature horse. Soon, this animal literally breathed life into Bailey.