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Bullfrog Films
P.O. Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
Tel: 610/779-8226
Fax: 610/370-1978
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El Caballo
The history, ecology, and current plight of the wild horse in North America.
54 minutes
DVD version with special features available - see below
(30-minute version available)
Color
Grade Level: 9-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 2002
Copyright Date: 2001
ISBN (VHS): 1-56029-913-4
ISBN (DVD): 1-59458-100-2
Directed by Doug Hawes-Davis
Produced by High Plains Films
Associate Producer and Editor: Drury Gunn Carr
Sponsored by the Fund for Animals
Music by Ned Mudd
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"This is what independent documentary filmmaking is all about." Missoula Independent
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When early Spanish settlers accidentally released wild horses (Equus cabalus) to the continent in the early 1500s, they returned an American original.
Although the remnants of the escaped Spanish horse are protected by the 1971 Free-Roaming Wild Horse and Burro Act, each year thousands are removed from public lands across the American West to reduce competition between horses and domestic livestock.
El Caballo documents one of the most complex wildlife management issues today. Where do modern wild horses fit in our view of the natural world?
DVD version: The DVD contains both versions (54 mins and 30 mins) of the program.
Awards:
Bronze Plaque Award, Columbus International Film & Video Festival
Finalist Award, International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula
Honorable Mention, EarthVision Environmental Film Festival
Vermont International Film Festival
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Big Muddy Film Festival
Artivist Film Festival
Reviews:
"El Caballo isn't a call to action. It doesn't tell anyone what to think, and it doesn't stake out a high ground or "right" way to manage. What it does is present a little-known controversy, backed up with a diverse array of opinionated experts, and package it with eye-candy footage that never lets your eyelids sag." Missoula Independent
"Long considered an 'exotic' species, wild horses occupy a sort of borderland, caught between the mythology of their origins and the reality of their plight today. This is the subject of a new documentary, El Caballo, by Drury Gunn Carr and Doug Hawes-Davis. Known for their hard-hitting documentary films, Varmints and Killing Coyote, Carr and Hawes-Davis approach wild horses with a lighter, albeit no less powerful touch." High Country News
"An award-winning beautifully videotaped documentary...(T)he history of the horse in America that this film presents is quite valuable...Highly recommended for libraries whose patrons have an interest in American prehistory, history of the West, wildlife, and horses." Library Journal
"Simultaneously an engrossing exploration of the mysteries surrounding America's 'native vs. introduced' wild horses, as well as a blistering indictment of the BLM's pathetic land management policy." Prof. Timothy McGettigan, PhD, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University-Pueblo
"A level-headed but powerful presentation... El Caballo provides a quick education on wild horses, with excellent footage and explanation of of all aspects of the wild horse issue...El Caballo is timely and portrays an accurate picture of the torment these horses have endured, and still do, at the hands of man... El Caballo is a realistic call to action - A MUST SEE." Natural Horse
Related Subjects:
American Studies
American West
Animal Behavior/Communication
Animal Rights
Animals
Biology
Earth Science
Ecology
Environment
Environmental Ethics
Geography
Habitat
History
Macrohistorical Dynamics
Public Lands
Wildlife
Related Links:
www.highplainsfilms.org (The producers' web site)
Related Titles:
El Caballo (Short Version): The history, ecology, and current plight of the wild horse in North America.
The Buffalo War: The battle over the yearly slaughter of America's last wild bison outside Yellowstone National Park.
Varmints: The controversy surrounding the decline of the prairie dog.
No Room to Roam: Controversial buffalo hunt near Yellowstone.
Whose Home on the Range?: The peace process between environmentalists, ranchers, and the U.S. Forest Service in the toughest county in the West.
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