This was supposed to be in Colorado, but seems like it said it was filmed in Canada. A man goes to town and hangs out with some drinking buddies and gets killed by a rancher in defense. The man who killed him tells his widow that he'd help her if necessary. She later decides to marry him. The man wasn't expecting a request that drastic, but he agrees to it. The woman's boy is out hauling hay and sees a wild pony in a herd of wild horses and lets the team run away. But the rancher turns out to be a pretty good father. The boy eventually gets to have the wild pony for his own and the man and woman feel like they love each other.
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A good family film
gee-1524 July 2011
Warning: Spoilers
Years ago, one of my favorite books was "Year of the Black Pony". I read it several times enjoying the story of a boy who gets the horse of his dreams. I came upon this film version and I am happy to report that it follows the book fairly closely. What I did not realize as a child but as an adult is that the book is really not about the pony at all. It is about a family coming together.
The story takes place during frontier days and concerns the Fellows family (father, mother, son, daughter) as they try to make a go of it as farmers. Unfortunately, Mr. Fellows doesn't take to farming and frustrates his wife, Sara, with his irresponsible behavior--the final one being a drunken altercation with a neighbor farmer named Frank Chance that ends in Mr. Fellows' accidental death. Sara quickly sees that without a man she will not be able to support herself and her children. She approaches Frank Chance with a most unusual proposition...a marriage of convenience to ensure support for herself and her children.
While the relationship between Sara and Frank serves as the central point of the film, the action is viewed through the eyes of Sara's son Christopher who comes to admire his kindly stepfather. The role of the wild pony in all of this I'll leave you to discover yourself but it's an uplifting film that the whole family can enjoy. I definitely recommend it.
The story takes place during frontier days and concerns the Fellows family (father, mother, son, daughter) as they try to make a go of it as farmers. Unfortunately, Mr. Fellows doesn't take to farming and frustrates his wife, Sara, with his irresponsible behavior--the final one being a drunken altercation with a neighbor farmer named Frank Chance that ends in Mr. Fellows' accidental death. Sara quickly sees that without a man she will not be able to support herself and her children. She approaches Frank Chance with a most unusual proposition...a marriage of convenience to ensure support for herself and her children.
While the relationship between Sara and Frank serves as the central point of the film, the action is viewed through the eyes of Sara's son Christopher who comes to admire his kindly stepfather. The role of the wild pony in all of this I'll leave you to discover yourself but it's an uplifting film that the whole family can enjoy. I definitely recommend it.
Read the book for the true story watch the movie for the entertainment
keys-8321230 March 2022
The book this was inspired by is called: The Year of the Black Pony. They of course dramatized the movie to high end, probably to attract more people. The actual place the book was set in is Oregon Territory in the early 1900s. Enjoyed the movie but read the book for the story. Oh, and BTW the book and movie are fictional.
Nice Family Movie
smallworlds21 November 2001
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