Path 2

Format: 60-minutes, shot in 16:9 high definition digital video for film festival release and on DVD. Treatment: Horses continue to be an enduring favorite subject for filmgoers and television audiences alike. The Path of the Horse shows the progress toward true partnership between horses and humans. Through the development of qualities such as respect, humility, and an inner simplicity, these people have learned to relate to horses in ways that, in many cases, bring to life the myths and fantasies that have long surrounded the equine species. The program focuses on several individuals from around the world who are considered "pathfinders". They are a select group of men and women, each with a unique and extraordinary vision, all of whom are dramatically changing the way we interact with horses. Including Alexander Nevzorov: Producer: The Horse Encyclopedia, Nevzorov Haute Ecole Base: St. Petersburg, Russia As a battle-scarred and wounded journalist reporting on several military operations and wars, Mr. Nevzorov came to hate the cruelty, injustice, and senseless violence of mankind. His own sensitivities repelled him from what he saw as traditionally violent methods of training horses. After years of work within the art of Haute Ecole, he learned how to teach horses piaffe, passage, capriole and other exercises without the use of bits, bridles, spurs, or any other form of coercion. While most trainers say this is not possible, Alexander's results are irrefutable and he has created a school of believers. Mark Rashid: Author: Considering the Horse and Horses Never Lie Base: Estes Park, Colorado Horsemanship can, in the end, be more about a way to be than a set of things to do. This is Mark Rashid's credo. He strives to work with horses in a way that preserves those essential parts of their nature: their power, their sensitivity, their subtlety and their desire to get along. Rashid uses his experience in the martial art of Aikido to see horses as "energy", and much of his work centers around the ideas of redirecting and influencing energy. Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling: Author: Dancing with Horses, What Horses Reveal Base: Akedah School, Lyø, Denmark After teaching, traveling, and studying mythology, Klaus, at the age of 29 decided to study more deeply the most significant symbol of our culture, the horse. He took off for the Spanish Pyrenees to be with the untamed herds in their natural environment. What he came back with was a new understanding of how horses can lead to the recognition of ones own self, through awareness of the self of each horse. Rather than seeing the horse and our fellow humans through a cloud of our own concepts and images, he teaches people to recognize others in their essence, which leads to communication and healing. Linda Kohanov: Author: The Tao of Equus and Riding Between the Worlds Base: Epona equine program, Sonoita, Arizona "The equine system is like a huge receiver and amplifier for emotional vibrations. No matter how good you are at hiding things from yourself and others, your nervous system still involuntarily broadcasts what you're really feeling, at a frequency horses are especially good at tuning in to." This horse to human biofeedback is the basis of Linda's Epona program in which she helps equestrians who have reached an impasse with their mounts. She reveals how many of so-called "problem horses" are simply mirroring feelings and intentions their owners had no idea they were projecting. Carolyn Resnick: Author: Naked Liberty Base: Escondido, California Known as "the girl who talked to horses" while growing up in the 1940s and 50s, Carolyn put these qualities to the test as she sought to gain acceptance into a band of wild horses. Progressing up the pecking order with nothing but her own two feet and a desire for acceptance, she ultimately unlocked the secrets of the herd and was invited to ride the lead mare in complete liberty. Carolyn possesses a gift not only for communicating with horses, but for teaching these processes for everyone to use not only with horses but within their families and communities. Bonus! Interview with visionary equine artist Kim McElroy Illustrator: The Way of the Horse - Equine Archetypes for Self Discovery As a child, she imagined she was a horse, and later turned to drawing them as a way to express her dreams. The inner world she created of horses was much more complex and emotional than the outer reality she discovered at riding stables. Though she never owned a horse until the age of 30, her intuitive understanding of their nature went beyond physical proximity.

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