Best: The Man from Snowy River or Warhorse.

[ASB_Stars]

Man From Snowy River is the best. Right up there with it is Return to Snowy River. HATE where the brumby dies!! LOVE where he gets the stallion going!!

[sorrelfilly721]

@Belowthesalt

I understand using a non-draft to plow. But this particular horse wasn’t mature, so I wouldn’t think even a poor family would use yearling or 2 year old to do that particular job . Why would they even have such a horse except to ride or pull a wagon or cart, when older? Why would they buy or breed a saddle/driving horse, then use it to plow as a baby?

And let’s not forget that the boy “teaches” the horse to plow by putting the collar over his own head.

[sorrelfilly721]

@RainWeasley

The Belmont race in Secretariat makes me tear up every single time.

One of my favorite scene’s of all time. I have a black and white photo of Ronnie Turcotte looking over his shoulder for the rest of the pack.

[moonlitoaksranch]

Okay, War Horse is still bugging me, lol!

The worst part about War Horse is the beginning. We’re farmers and the plot is just Hollywood being stupid and ignorant. This was an era before public assistance. If you didn’t plant your crops, your family would starve. If your neighbors helped where they could you would still be malnourished and vulnerable to illness. Think death sentence. All of the sudden, these farmers remember a field with stones that need to be removed so they can plow it properly? Plowing a field with stones in place could cost you your plow. Stupidity reigns. Old man’s a drunk? Any 10 year old farm kid would know what had to be done. Stone walls are there for a reason. They were made by people clearing stones a little at a time. A real farmer would clear the land of plow deep stones to protect his plow and his horse(any plow horse) and pile them around the edges the make a wall. Every farmer plans ahead. You can accomplish huge tasks by pecking away at it a little at a time. For example, I had 80 posts to put deep into heavy clay for a bullpen. Our tractor was down and we don’t own an auger anyway. I used a post hole digger and knocked it out 5-6 posts per day until the job was done. To suddenly realize you need to plant a field and risk an expensive asset is insane. Planting is planned. Fences are planned. Harvesting is planned. Slaughtering animals is planned. The movie was a big pile of male bovine excrement.

The real war horse book is out there. The horse was owned by a wealthy gentleman who had an incredible bond and was an accomplished rider. Many of the war time events happened in real life. It is still worth reading, even if it doesn’t sell in Hollywood.

https://www.warriorwarhorse.com/

It makes much more sense than the stupid movie.

[ake987]

MFSR, hands down!

[Willesdon]

@Moonlitoaks

Okay, War Horse is still bugging me, lol!

The real war horse book is out there. The horse was owned by a wealthy gentleman who had an incredible bond and was an accomplished rider. Many of the war time events happened in real life. It is still worth reading, even if it doesn’t sell in Hollywood.

https://www.warriorwarhorse.com/

To clear up some confusion, “War Horse” by Michael Morpurgo was a childrens’ book before it became an amazing theatrical production which then became a very average film.

Warrior, as cited, was a TB horse who went through WW1, ridden by General Jack Seely, and who seemed to have a charmed life under fire. It is an interesting story and a good read. Seely’s grandson, the racing journalist Brough Scott has written a biography called “Galloping Jack”.

Warrior was immortalised in oils by Alfred Munnings who was a war artist with the Canadians in France.

And back to the question, MFSR every time.

[Posting_Trot]

@Willesdon

To clear up some confusion, “War Horse” by Michael Morpurgo was a childrens’ book before it became an amazing theatrical production which then became a very average film.

Warrior was a real horse, ridden all through WW1 by General Jack Seely, who seemed to have a charmed life under fire. It is an interesting story and a good read

Yes, here’s the link to Amazon’s page for Morpurgo’s novel:

https://www.amazon.com/Horse-Scholastic-Gold-Michael-Morpurgo/dp/0439796644

[Belowthesalt]

@Willesdon

To clear up some confusion, “War Horse” by Michael Morpurgo was a childrens’ book before it became an amazing theatrical production which then became a very average film.

Warrior, as cited, was a TB horse who went through WW1, ridden by General Jack Seely, and who seemed to have a charmed life under fire. It is an interesting story and a good read. Seely’s grandson, the racing journalist Brough Scott has written a biography called “Galloping Jack”.

Warrior was immortalised in oils by Alfred Munnings who was a war artist with the Canadians in France.

And back to the question, MFSR every time.

I did not know the connection of “War Horse” with Warrior. I had read a short story re Warrior and his dam. So, yes, the movie (don’t know about the child’s book) is totally different from the real story of Warrior and his owner. I probably would have been even more annoyed with the movie had I known it was supposed to be about Warrior. No poor farmers or plowing involved!

[Posting_Trot]

I actually don’t think that Marpurgo’s novel was based on the Warrior story.

[Belowthesalt]

Well, whether it was a distortion of Warrior’s story or a totally different tale, here is Warrior’s real story, and some related books:

https://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Amazing-Story-Real-Horse/dp/1908216239/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=General+Jack+Seely&qid=1580847643&s=books&sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.com/Galloper-Jack-Remarkable-Story-Horse/dp/1908216468/ref=pd_sbs_14_2/138-4899260-9860354?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1908216468&pd_rd_r=d92e8799-4b7d-47bf-bc1d-a3e36fdee881&pd_rd_w=JQ4bi&pd_rd_wg=EnoZY&pf_rd_p=bdd201df-734f-454e-883c-73b0d8ccd4c3&pf_rd_r=DY5JYN9Y3WZPWQWXZWDM&psc=1&refRID=DY5JYN9Y3WZPWQWXZWDM

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0857040847?psc=1&pf_rd_p=d920f245-16d7-4d66-8ff3-66ebfa3d00fd&pf_rd_r=885YHHY469Z3A0MGMKJY&pd_rd_wg=jwD5b&pd_rd_i=0857040847&pd_rd_w=nflFD&pd_rd_r=9f8a1984-7056-4b29-a866-4e58d6925c1c&ref_=pd_luc_rh_crh_rh_sbs_sem_01_01_t_img_lh

[moonlitoaksranch]

Warrior was written when the horse was still alive (1934). It is a true story of a horse that experienced some of the worst battles and then was one of the very, very few horses that was returned to England (Isle of Wright). It was not easy to get him home.

War Horse childrens book was written in 1980s. Many of the key elements from Warrior (true) were used in War Horse (fictional), but not enough to be plagiarized or anything.

I’m sorry if I caused confusion. I didn’t know about the childrens book until you guys mentioned it. The book’s ad calling itself a “true story of a real war horse” made me think the movie was directly based on it.

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[Nezzy]

No movie has ever been as good as the scene from MFSR. BEST horse scene ever!

[Foxtrot_s]

…but, but, but - while I agree the MFSR scene was outstanding, don’t forget the chariot race.

[Belowthesalt]

@Foxtrot's

…but, but, but - while I agree the MFSR scene was outstanding, don’t forget the chariot race.

Yeah, but I really don’t think you’re gonna win driving Lipizzaners. LOL

[outerbanks77]

@Moonlitoaks

Okay, War Horse is still bugging me, lol!

Yeah, I think I talked my husband into going to that on Christmas. It took until next Christmas to live it down. I still get a giggle when I remember this particular review of it though: http://www.lisahanawalt.com/war-horse

[Foxtrot_s]

See that Kirk Douglas just died the other day - at 103 years old. I used to have a crush on him.