Wind Dancer (1993)

When a young girl is injured by a riding accident she overcomes her injury with the help of her family and her beloved horse. Studio: Koch International Release Date: 03/08/2005 Starring: Mel Harris Raeanin Simpson Run time: 90 minutes Rating: Pg Product Description

Good moral, not really much about horses

This is a good story with a good moral about working hard, and how to be a firm but caring parent. It had horses as a backdrop but wasn't really a horse story per se. The little girl in the story gets injured in a horse accident right away and the story is about her recovery, her dads guilt and her feeling sorry for herself. She is coached by a female therapist who gives her the "tough love" she needs to snap out of her self pity. It is interesting enough to keep the attention of adults and children about 7+ y.o. The best thing about the movie is the opprotunity it gives a parent to discuss having a winning "I can do it" attitude, something my daughter needs to work on. We had some good dialogue after the movie and I referred back to it since then. However, I don't think my daughter will choose to watch it on her own again. It would be a good one to rent too. January 8, 2008

Horrible movie

I have a three year old who loves anything horse. She will watch anything, but this movie. I tried to sit thru part of it, but it is crap. Total waste of money. Stay away. August 9, 2007

Not worth your time

I am sitting here in shock while reading the great reviews this movie has received. This movie was horrible. If I could, I wouldn't give this movie ANY stars. The title suggests this is a movie about a horse, but it isn't. There is a horse in the movie and that's about it. The actors could not act, characters come in and out of the story with no rhyme or reason, and the whole story would have been pointless if the father character would have performed some actual parenting. The "bad guy" was apparently a threat only to himself. Please do not waste your time. If you need a good movie with horses, watch Hidalgo. June 30, 2007

Wind Dancer

I am a 13 girl who loves riding horses. I thought this movie was a lot like the story of Helen Keller but with horses. I thought the story was moving and that a lot of handicapped kids can find love in horses by relating to the story of Wind Dancer. March 24, 2007

It was..okay.

My daughter is a horse lover so I bought this film for her. Though she seemed to enjoyed it I don't think it will be played that often. The horses are beautiful, the acting is a little stiff (particularly Mel Harris - though that may have been her take on the character). Someone should have looked at the script more carefully for accuracy. Little things like the ranch hand referring to the a time when Wind Dancer (a female) was a colt (male horse) really stuck out. Brian Keith was good and I would have like to have seen more of him in the film.

January 23, 2007

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