Customer Reviews

All Things Horses [VHS]

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My young daughter enjoys most of this video but I was greatly disappointed. First, the video has a long (5-10 minutes) segment showing black and white shots from old movies. These shots tell you nothing about horses and my daughter lets me know when I need to fast-forward. Also, the video description says it covers all aspects of horses and horse ownership but it fails to show you the different breeds and colors of horses (it touches on colors VERY briefly), it shows "western" riding as only rodeoing (and it shows old clips from the '60s for that!), it fails to show you the different gaits (walk, trot, canter, etc), and it doesn't discuss the different grooming tools, saddles, etc. I was expecting a video that would show you how to brush your horse, saddle it, etc. The format was different - various children answering questions about horses - but not necessarily giving any right answers! And lastly, the video spent way too much time talking about where horses go to the bathroom! Oh yeah, it gave about 6 references to their website - who needs that?

I received both All Things Horses videos as a gift for my daughter recently. She loves it. I just read the very negative review entered by a fella from California, and I think he must have been watching a different video. All the other reviews are very positive, so this guy must be on another planet. The videos I watched were clearly intended for young viewers and new horse lovers. There were sections on saddling up, different breeds of horses, the history of horses, and even an MTV type of section that cleverly used black and white footage to represent old time movies. The music was excellent and as advertised, my daughter has watched the both videos often and has become very attached to Henry the Horse. clearly, the negative review was written by an experienced horseperson, and not someone in the intended audience.

Directors Note: As the Director of this production I wanted to express our sincerest pride and enthusiasm for the final products...All Things Horses and All Things Horses 2. A great deal of time and thought went into creating a product that would not only be entertaining but educational. We involved highly trained and talented people in the making of this video and a huge emphasis was placed on not only being funny and accurate, but being safe. Horses, although beautiful, smart and highly trainable animals are also unpredictable. We felt it was important to emphasize those aspects without beating it into the ground. You will notice all of our actors use proper safety approved equipment. We feel that kids learn by example and it is important those examples show the correct safety methods. This is the age that children learn from television and they pick up on subtle behavior cues. With this in mind our aim was to produce a video that was not only silly and educational but one that demonstrated good safety techniques...showing that being safe does not get in the way or look dorky. We hope you and your children enjoy this silly introduction to the lovable horses. Happy Horsing Around! Laura Douglas

I bought All Things Horses for my 4 year old. She loves horses! The video held her interest, had great music, I think taught her some new things about horses. She thinks the video is silly and fun.

My not quite 2 year old grandson absolutely loves this video. My daughter says she can't stand to watch it any more to please get something new with horses. It's the first thing he asks for in the morning and the last thing he demands at night. We have real horses which he is not too fond of.

My mom finally got me a t shirt with henry the horse on the front. My friends are jealous.

Mommy bought All Things Horses for me for Christmas. I like Henry the Horse because he makes me laugh. This Christmas Mommy's getting me a pony.

My kids are crazy about this video. Katie puts "halters" on her horses and walks them with "lead ropes". (Things Anikka told her about!). I've mentioned to several people and plan to lend it to some of Katie's friends when she's ready to part with it.

I watched All Things Horses lots of times and I just love Chris' goofy shenanigans and Henry the Horse's silly laugh! It makes me laugh every time I hear it.