"Finally, a look at horse racing from a rarely heard perspective. Women have been an important part of the sport for years and Riding in Stride captures the unique relationship between them and the equine world." - Craig Cornwell, KET Director of Programming
"I just watched your documentary and really loved it even though I am not a horse person." - Susan Bunner, Program Director WIPB-TV
"The DVD is terrific. The opening segments explaining the girl (woman) / horse relationship is so touching. The old film footage could have been me and my best buddies. Trying to jump up on top of a bareback horse, hanging around barefooted, galloping through the fields with nothing but a halter and rope. Those were the days. And it really is a hard relationship to describe to those that don't have it but you did in your movie." - Mary Gustafson
Riding in Stride originally aired on PBS stations nationwide. Interviews with veteran jockey PJ Cooksey, best-selling author Mary Midkiff, and other women who have carried a passion for horses into their adult lives explore the age-old bond between girls and horses. Segments include an interview with Joan Scott, a racehorse trainer at Lexington's Thoroughbred Center, and a visit to Keeneland to see one of Scott's horses, Spacious, run a race. (c) Rachel Connolly Kwock 2006
I was inspired to make Riding in Stride one weekend when I was home reading the NY Times about a female horse breeder, Amy Bondon-Peltz, who gave a percentage of her proceeds to women's charitable organizations. So I contacted Amy and a few weekends later was down south meeting Amy and a veritable Who's Who of women in racing, including Joan Scott, the horse trainer featured in Riding in Stride. Contacting Amy and Joan, combined with reading Mary Midkiff's She Flies Without Wings: How Horses Touch a Woman's Soul inspired the documentary. Thank you ladies!
To order the DVD please send $29.95 to rachelhartcATgmailDOTcom via www.paypal.com (see button below). International orders will need to send shipping costs from Morristown, New Jersey. Thank you.
I was inspired to make Riding in Stride one weekend when I was home reading the NY Times about a female horse breeder, Amy Bondon-Peltz, who gave a percentage of her proceeds to women's charitable organizations. So I contacted Amy and a few weekends later was down south meeting Amy and a veritable Who's Who of women in racing, including Joan Scott, the horse trainer featured in Riding in Stride. Contacting Amy and Joan, combined with reading Mary Midkiff's She Flies Without Wings: How Horses Touch a Woman's Soul inspired the documentary. Thank you ladies!
To order the DVD please send $29.95 to rachelhartcATgmailDOTcom via www.paypal.com (see button below). International orders will need to send shipping costs from Morristown, New Jersey. Thank you.