It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

I don't understand why the reviews are so negative. This movie is a great movie to watch with your family. I watched it with my 9 and 12 year old daughters. It has a great message about faith, hope and perseverance. It is a shame that the other reviews are too focused on the horse riding portion of the movie. While that portion may not be accurate, the movie focuses on values families should have. It touches upon not giving up, , having faith and believing in yourself, the importance of family, the importance of listening to your children and not ignoring them, the act of kindness and treating people with respect. This movie is worth watching if you want a movie to watch with your kids that does not pertain vulgar language, inappropriate scenes and want something that offers a healthy message.

This movie is. awful. Four instance when you are jumping you don't put splint boots on the front legs and polo wraps on the back it's just common sense. Another thing you don't throw sand at a horse to make it go at is a good way to get yourself kicked or hurt another thing is is who would wear a cowboy hat and cowboy boots to an English born like that. The directors need to get a little more research done before they make a movie. This movie was really poorly directed. In my opinion this is one of the most dangerous looking situations for any person or horse I've seen in a movie. I know Kyla Kennedy she went to my school and she is the least qualified person to ride a horse I've seen in my entire life.

I'll start out with the positive. They picked a beautiful farm, good looking horses, had a decent original score. The tack is immaculate and they chose proper riding attire. That's where it ends. Aside from the acting, storyline, and script being sub par for a kid's movie, the creators had no knowledge of anything in the horse world. These main characters have been riding "for a long time" yet the main character keeps holding her reins upside down. Neither of them can post to the trot. At least find a stunt double who can ride. The "trainer" puts the reins on the ground when rolling up one stirrup (good way to break a horse's jaw). Not to mention when they clean tack, they put the saddles flat on the counter to oil them - I would KILL someone if they placed my saddles down like that. The horse "sprains" the right ankle but they end up treating the left front with ice. The kid thinks the mare got hurt because she accidentally "pulled the reins too hard". The writers couldn't think of a more realistic cause for injury? At the end, the kid "wins" her class in the horse show with a chip to jump 1, a missed lead change, and trotting on course (automatic 55). She also whacks the horse on the shoulder repetitively like it's her first day. I guess the judge was blind.

While this film features horses as central to the story, horses are not really present through much of the story until the 'big finale' scene. The film is more centered on a little girl who is struggling after her mother left, or died, or something and she is dealing with her Dad's new girlfriend. There is also a side-story of another, older teen girl, who is rebellious and doesn't like competing in horse shows. She takes out her anger on the younger girl and eventually goes to kill or hurt one of the horses with a shovel, but thankfully the black guy ranch hand / aka indentured servant, catches her and talks her out of it. (whew!). Overall, this film is silly and bland - with a rushed ending that puts all the pieces together in record time and everybody lives happily ever after.