Horse Movies on iTunes

I’ve almost exhausted all of the horse apps I could find on iTunes – so I’m moving on to horse movies before I attach the equine app for iPads department. Horse movies seem to be a popular subject so I hope you find one you like.

Horse Movies At Your Fingertips

It’s a decent sized list considering that horse movies are a fairly obscure genre. It took some serious digging, but I’ve got a pretty long waiting list of horse movies to watch now! For each movie I’ve provided a (very) brief description and a link to them on the iTunes store.

All The Pretty Horses

A western about two Texas cowboys who find trouble right after one of them finds a forbidden love with a wealthy rancher’s daughter.

Black Beauty – 1971

Not based on Anna Sewell’s novel, this is a classic story of a boy’s love for his horse.

Black Beauty – 1994

This version is based on Anna Sewell’s novel and chronicles the sad life of a horse in the late 19th century.

Casey’s Shadow

A family movie which aims to prove that looks can be deceiving and sometimes you just have to believe in yourself.

Every Second Counts

A young equestrian has to decide what she wants for her life, to become a pro rider or to follow her heart to college.

Flicka

A young girl takes over the care of a wild horse to prove herself to her father.

Gus

Don Knotts stars in this classic comedy about a football playing mule.

Hidalgo

A Pony Express rider travels to Arabia to compete in a dangerous race across the desert.

Horses of Gettysburg

A documentary that tells the story of the some 70,000 horses & mules that fought in the battle of Gettysburg.

Hot To Trot

A man inherits a talking horse with a good grasp of the stock market from his mother.

International Velvet

A charming sequel to National Velvet starring Tatum O’Neal and Anthony Hopkins.

Misty

The story of a brother & sister who fell in love with a Chincoteague pony who has a little surprise.

Moondance Alexander

Moondance Alexander sees jumping potential in the neighbor’s pinto, now she has to convince him!

My Friend Flicka

A young boy takes over the care of a young filly to prove himself, but an injury makes her more than he bargained for.

National Velvet

Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney in an old equestrian favorite. National Velvet is the classic story of a girl & her horse.

Running Free

A tale of
a horse named Lucky who was born in captivity and dreams to run free.

Shergar

Based on the life of a racehorse that was abducted by IRA terrorists & rescued by an orphan boy.

The Black Stallion

Francis Ford Coppola’s masterful film rendition of the classic Walter Farley story about a boy and his horse.

The Black Stallion Returns

Based on the Walter Farley book this is the exciting sequel to The Black Stallion.

The Horse Boy

The touching story of an autistic boy and his travels to Mongolia for the Mongolian brand of horse therapy.

The Horse Soldiers

An old John Wayne flick about a Union cavalry that is sent behind confederate lines to destroy a target.

The Last Unicorn

A hauntingly beautiful animated tale about the last unicorn’s quest to save his kind.

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

He is the only Texas Ranger to survive the ambush arranged by Butch Cavandish. So naturally he puts on a mask and returns on his white horse to save the day.

The Man From Snowy River

The story of a young man and his obsession with the brumby herd that killed his father.

The Return of a Man Called Horse

An English man called Horse returns to the American west to save his adopted Native tribe from extinction.

The Story of Seabiscuit

Probably the original Seabiscuit movie, this one is from the ’40’s and stars Shirley Temple.

The Wild Horse Redemption

A documentary that features an inmate-run wild horse taming & training program in a Colorado prison.

The Young Black Stallion

Based on Stephen Farley’s novel, this movie was made for IMAX theaters and was celebrated for its cinematography.

Touching Wild Horses

A drama about an orphaned boy whose life is touched by wild horses when his aunt takes him in.

Until They Add More…

That’s all I can find as of now, but I’m guessing more and more will pop up in time. If you’ve found one I’ve missed be sure to let me know in the comments below. Also don’t leave without checking out a huge list of horse movies (not all of them are on iTunes).