International Velvet

[Dr_Doolittle]

[2DogsFarm]

& now I really want to see it
I had no idea Tatum ONeal did her own riding.
Unless that’s Hollywood boolsheet

Not on my app
Maybe my library has the CD…

[Larksmom]

the trick is to watch the credits. They are all listed!

[Larksmom]

I doubt seriously she did her own jumping. She probably did do the gallopng, and maybe stadium, but they would never let her fall.

[Christa_P]

Probably Bruce Davidson not Buck

[Janet]

@Dr_Doolittle

they are “retiring the Pie from stud” - yet another one of these movie inconsistencies since The Pie was a gelding IIRC. Also, wasn’t he a chestnut with chrome? They are retiring a dark bay

“The Pie” was short for “The Piebald”, and that is what he was- black and white. Not chestnut. Not bay.

[BrownDerby]

You are surely correct!

[Dr_Doolittle]

Those were my thoughts as well: Piebald is black and white, Skewbald is chestnut and white.

And of course the original Pie was NOT a Pinto - but instead was a chestnut with chrome! Then a plain dark bay when he got older! Oy.

Only horsepeople really care about this stuff, but man do the inconsistencies annoy us!

[Janet]

@Dr_Doolittle

original Pie was NOT a Pinto -

The ORIGINAL Pie- in the BOOK- was definitely a Piebald.

As far as I am concerned, the movie was a bad joke.

[betonbill]

I remember all the riders who were featured, but couldn’t identify them during the course of the movie. I especially wanted to see Mary Anne Tauskey. I also believe that Bruce Davidson and Golden Griffin were also shown.

[Dr_Doolittle]

Yes, he was not a Pinto in the movie – I didn’t read the book!

[Larksmom]

Mike Plumb was in it and Karen Stives is the one that had a terrible fall.

[2DogsFarm]

Do yourself a favor & read the book.
Aside from the major plotline, it’s a beautifully written story of family. Strong characters in the parents, especially Mother Brown.
The horse stuff is authentic to the time.
I’ve read & reread it and even 60+ years later still love reading about Velvets “stable” of paper horses, her sister Meredith’s canaries & brother Donald.
My most beloved chapters (neither in the movie) are when Velvet visits the Old Gentleman’s stable, later inherits the horses & the sisters all ride in a Gymkhana

[Dr_Doolittle]

The book sounds thoroughly charming! Will have to put it on my list - I don’t read enough books anymore these days, but used to be quite the reader.

[Kimstar]

If I recall correctly, the big event was actually shot at Ledyard and all the Hollywood people couldn’t believe that the spectators were completely ignoring the actors!
I think it was an article in the old “Classic” magazine that quoted Bill Steinkraus as saying “horse people aren’t brought up to go gaga over actors”!!! (It was an interesting article and he was of the genuine opinion that Tatum O’Neal could have gone on to be a very good rider if she’d wanted to pursue it.)

[Larksmom]

I have never read NV, but I have read the Black Stallion so many times I wore the cover off the book. That was my favorite childhood book.

[Janet]

@Dr_Doolittle

Yes, he was not a Pinto in the movie – I didn’t read the book!

You should DEFINITELY read the book, It is SO much better than the movie.

[2DogsFarm]

I read maybe 3 Black Stallion books 🤷
Even as a horsecrazy kid, they didn’t resonate with me like Ntl Velvet.
The BS movie had a gorgeous sequence before they were rescued.
After that the story got wonky for me.
To each, right?

[Larksmom]

I think the illustrations got me as much as the story. I read them all. As well as many Nancy Drew, but she was too perfect. I prefered Trixie Belden.

[Training_Cupid]

This movie is still the first thing I think of when I hear about horses travelling by plane