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Hall of Fame - Great Event Horses 2 (2007)

Hall of Fame Great Event Horses 2 takes you through some of the most outstanding champions of Eventing from recent times with a full biography of each of the chosen horses and a list of all their major achievements.

Featured horses are:

    • Eagle Lion
    • Ready...


Spanish Riding School of Vienna

A beautiful film on the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria, highlighting the training, selection and performance of the Lippizan stallions with classical music, stunning slow-motion photography and lyrical narration.

This video is the one sold in Vienna at the Spanish...


Spanish Riding School - The First 400 Years

The Spanish Riding School: The First Four Hundred Years is a superbly filmed documentary on the history, tradition, and performance of these noble animals. The fully-trained Lippizan stallion representing the Spanish Riding School is as much a product of Baroque high artistic achievement as any...


Classical Versus Classique - Christoph Hess & Philippe Karl

When Philippe Karl’s book, “Twisted Truths of Modern Dressage” was published, feelings began to run very high. French instructor Philippe Karl (School of Legerete) and Christoph Hess (head of training department of the German National Equestrian Federation e.V.) have now met openly and...

Trainer: Christoph Hess, Philippe Karl

National Carriage Driving Championships 2008 - Windsor Great Park

National Carriage Driving Championships 2008 features the highlights of the 2008 championships with the best drivers in the country battling it out for 14 national titles.

Filmed in Windsor Great Park in September it follows classes from the Novice Pony to Horse Teams. Starting with...


The CAI Live Oak International CDE

Combined Driving Like Nothing You've Ever Experienced!

Filmed with 9 cameras, the CAI Live Oak International CDE is one of the top International competitions in the driving world. Not only does the program provide in-depth coverage of the Dressage, Marathon and Cones...


Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies

Emmy Award winning PBS series "Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies" and "Cloud's Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns," PLUS "My Life with Cloud." This remarkable series sheds light on the rarely seen complexities of wild horse society. See nature at its wildest, as Ginger...

Director: Ginger Kathrens

Circus Knie of Switzerland: Liberty Horses in the Circus Ring

Circus - the glittering, glamorous world of the big top, with horses snorting and elephants trumpeting in the ring, excited audiences, cheering children, and then the calm precision of training and rehearsal. These are the factors which determine the rhythm of this film.

Throughout...


Such is the Nature of Horses (2007)

Such is the Real Nature of Horses is the most significant equine documentary ever filmed. It is enlightening and inspiring…… a virtual feast for the eye, ear, and mind! This documentary is filled with incredible cinematography by Robert Vavra, along with the primordial sounds of...

Director: Robert Vavra

The Lost Quixotes – The Art of Collecting the Riding Horse

Dressage, like dance is much more than a series of technical movements. When practiced at it’s best, we see that dressage always encompasses both art and science to produce something that, in the end, transcends analysis and becomes a beautiful experience. … Paul Belasik

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Trainer: Paul Belasik

Cavalia

For the first time ever on DVD, a spectacular look at the Cavalia experience and the artists captured live, up front and center. Finally, you can now witness from a close up view the brilliant demonstration of harmony between horse and man displayed by equestrian directors Magali...

Director: Frédéric Pignon, Magali Delgado

North America’s Wild Mustangs

This is the story of North America’s Wild Mustangs and how they are managed on the vast open plains. Each year a certain number are rounded up and these wild animals are transformed into amenable riding horses. In the states of Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Nevada and Colorado, 40,000 wild...


Gabriele Boiselle Journeys and PhotoSeminars 1 - Florida, USA (2008)

“Words alone are not enough to describe our love of horses in its full intensity. Sometimes pictures can say a lot more. Most important, however, is what your heart says. Have confidence in your own intuition and feelings. If my pictures strike a chord in your heart then I have managed to...

Director: Gabriele Boiselle

Hall of Fame - Great Dressage Horses 1 (2007)

Dressage especially, with its historic roots and classical elegance, now often choreographed to music, has captured the imagination of an ever growing audience. In recent times equestrian sports have become increasingly popular while the riders pursuit of perfection has become more intense....


Hall of Fame - Great Dressage Horses 2 (2008)

In this 2nd volume of Hall of Fame - Great Dressage Horses we look back at 10 great horses that have been so instrumental in propelling dressage up the popularity charts and see some of their great performances. Expert commentary by Richard Davison.

Over the last 10 years we have...


Hall of Fame - Great Event Horses 1 (2007)

This is the second program in the Hall of Fame series. It features extensive excerpts of cross country action, plus a selection of the best dressage and showjumping performances, as the great riders like Ginny Leng, Ian Stark, Lucinda Green and Blyth Tait thrill you with their skills in...


10 Goal Polo (2001)

This great video looks at three years of the JAP Cup tournaments staged in the '90's. These matches were the highest rated to have been held outside of the Americas, fielding the very best of the world's Polo players. Watch the precocious skills of 18 year old Adolfo Cambiaso from Argentina, the...


Rodrigo Pessoa - Making of a Champion

The story of Rodrigo Pessoa the world's number one show jump rider. From early day footage of Rodrigo on his pony, to many of his unique successes in International competition. Rodrigo first competed in 1981 at Hickstead, and and in 1988 he competed in his first of many Grand Prixs....

Trainer: Rodrigo Pessoa

Horses - Wild Horses of Mongolia with Julia Roberts Plus Horse and Rider

Take the Reins for Two Rides You’ll Never Forget! Wild Horses of Mongolia with Julia Roberts and Horse and Rider

Wild Horses of Mongolia with Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts, who shares a passion for horses with the Mongolian people, accepts an invitation to spend several...


The Jill & Tony Curtis Story

The Jill & Tony Curtis Story proves the key to fulfillment comes from something much more rewarding than fame or fortune. Screen legend Tony Curtis himself claims he’s never been happier than he is now. Meeting the young, beautiful Jill Vandenberg in 1992, he could not have imagined how much...


In the World of the Friesians

A breeding portrait on video, shot in the Netherlands and in Germany in 1993. The carefully established breeding plans and strict selection principles of Het Friesch Paarden-Stamboek are shown with the help of pictures from stallion licensing in Leeuwarden, the central stallion performance test...


Try Driving Trials! - A Carriage Driving Documentary

Having enjoyed Royal patronage since it's inception, it would be easy to assume that the sport of Carriage Driving is somewhat elite -- this couldn't be further from the truth as the sport is enjoyed by people from all walks of life and horses of all shapes and sizes!

The vintage...


The Road to Greven - 2008 British Para Carriage Driving Team

In June 2008 The British Para Carriage Driving Team set sail for Greven, Germany to compete in the World Championships.

The Road to Greven follows the team from initial training in England, through the highs and lows of the competition.


His Majesty the Friesian 1 - Petra van den Heuvel

The Friesian stallions are the kings of their breeding. The Royal Friesian Horse Studbook measures them by very strict regulations before they are qualified for breeding.

Part 1

This DVD shows the Friesian stallions stationed in Europe, descending from Age, Risked...


His Majesty the Friesian Vol 2 - Petra van den Heuvel

In this DVD you will meet the Friesian stallions descending from Mark.

The Friesian stallions are the kings of their breeding. The Royal Friesian Horse Studbook measures them by very strict regulations before they are qualified for breeding.


His Majesty the Friesian Vol 3 - Petra van den Heuvel

The third DVD in this series presents the young Friesian stallions, selected in 1997, 1998 and 1999 by the Studbook.

The Friesian stallions are the kings of their breeding. The Royal Friesian Horse Studbook measures them by very strict regulations before they are qualified for breeding.


The Beauty of Horses - Mark J. Barrett

"Horses forge the mind, the character, the emotions and the inner lives of humans." - Charles de Kunffy
. . . captivating visuals
. . . powerful soundtrack . . .


The Beauty of Horses is nourishment for the heart and soul of the...

Trainer: Mark J. Barrett

Le Cadre Noir de Saumur

The extraordinary live performance of Le Cadre Noir - the teaching body of the French National School of Equitation - in Brussels, Belgium, in conjunction with the Ensemble Orchestra of Brussels and the combined Choruses of the European Union. The combination of classical music and equestrian art...


Donnerhall - Jan Tonjes

Do you know Donnerhall?

Donnerhall, the marvelous chestnut horse with that impressive stallion neck. Donnerhall, World Team Champion, the most successful dressage horse in 1994.

Or, do you know the breeding stallion Donnerhall, stationed at Grönwohldhof stud farm...

Trainer: Jan Tonjes

Cor de la Bryere - Greatest Stallion of the Century - Jan Tonjes

Cor de la Bryère - The Greatest Stallion of the 21st Century, was stationed in Holstein beginning in 1971. The French horse became a legend as he influenced the modern Holstein breed like no other stallion. An important stalion who stamps his offspring. Through his various influential...

Trainer: Jan Tonjes
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