The Horsemasters (Disney 1961)

[@MaryOliver-pq9ji]

Thank you for sharing this gem from Walt Disney. It was a favorite then and is still wonderful to watch. I always remember to throw your heart over and jump after it. It has gotten me through some tough times.

[@ashleybohnert250]

The horse masters is one My favorita movies with Tommy Kirk in it

[@DisneyGary93]

Today remembering: Tommy Kirk, he passed away "Dead" R.I.P.

[@juliearnold5065]

Wonderful world of Disney was a great part of my childhood. I watched every Sunday night at 6pm unless my dad wanted to watch 60minutes. It came on at the same time and my dad won out.

[@gloriapinskerportraits4801]

The Horsemasters by Don Stanford is one of my all-time favorite books. I first read it as a child and have read it periodically throughout my life. I remember when the movie first aired on The Wonderful World of Color and I was glued to the TV!

[@connievoss2787]

Did anyone else recognize Jean Marsh ("Upstairs, Downstairs") and Donald Pleasance (the forger in "The Great Escape")?

[@debralerner8298]

i actually read the book by don stafford it was an extreemly good book and i saw it and have always loved the movie but then again i love horses and horse movies debra jane lerner

[@KatJNW]

@DisneyGary93 ThnX 4 this (1961) Classic, I'm making it 1 of my Christmas movies 🌲☃️🌹😽. Peace 2 U, Your Loved 1's, Family, Friends & Animal Friends... Stay Safe & Blessed Thru The New Year. 🙏☦️

[@juliearnold5065]

Thanks for the movie.

[@DisneyGary93]

You're welcome! ;-)

[@ansumanahargett6227]

I'll say !

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

I hope this stays put on KZbin so people can find it. I found it when someone gave me a dvd rip of it. I was on a quest to collect every horse themed movie I could find. There's another one that's hard to find titled The Horse with the Flying Tail. You can find The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit easily. That one is on DVD.

[@DisneyGary93]

Sure will be stay it, I’m hope is not gonna add it for copyright

[@ansumanahargett6227]

@@DisneyGary93 That's right

[@Juliaflo]

I saw this back in the day. (Don't figure out my age, LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL).

[@DisneyGary93]

Juliaflo ^_^

[@juliearnold5065]

Me too. I will say my age 55. Your age is only a state of mind.

[@desertodavid]

Well, judging by the way you write, I'm going to guess 11.

[@ansumanahargett6227]

@@juliearnold5065 My age is 22. But I'm not judgin'

[@ansumanahargett6227]

I had no idea that Kirk and Funicello were in this movie.

[@mjohn9199]

I have ridden horses for more than 65 years. Western not English style. And I will admit there are some differences, but when you come down to it , horsemanship is horsemanship. I watch this movie and I have to laugh. In some ways is it kind of ridiculous.

[@cathynewyork7918]

You wrote 4 years ago on KZbin that The Horsemasters movie is 'kind of ridiculous' - but this actually was a REAL horsemaster school in England at that time, with a real course of instruction leading to written and performance examinations to certify riding instructors. It is a fictional version of real life. The movie is based on a book "The Horsemasters" by Don Stanford, a book which I still have from my childhood, which is a novel based on real people who took the real-life Horsemaster course and British Horse Society exams in England.

[@gloriapinskerportraits4801]

Yes, that is correct! It is based on a real horsemaster program in the UK.

[@Roheryn100]

@@gloriapinskerportraits4801It was filmed at the Porlock Vale Riding School, in Somerset. Sadly now defunct.