Best horse

Wendy Herstead, an eager teenager, is sure her beautiful sorrel horse Kick would win the Barrel Race event in the August rodeo, but her mother refuses to allow Wendy to enter. Wendy desperately schemes to raise the money for the entry fees and refuses to believe that Kick really isn’t a good barrel horse. Both mother and daughter learn important lessons about forcing people and animals into undesired roles.

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Credits

director

Stephen Gyllenhaal

co-producer

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Nancy Gregory

production company

Learning Corporation of America

Duration

00:27:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014645

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Animals

Animals & Wildlife → Horses

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1979

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