The film that was released in 2003 has been one of my all time favorites until now. I thought that it was impeccable, but surprisingly so, the book which was aimed to be truthful to history made the film more fanciful in comparison.

Notwithstanding, there is one aspect of both the film and the book that ceaselessly left me a profound impression. It’s the uplifting and fighting spirit that this peaceful little horse aroused in me. Though it had happened within only a tiny span of years in the long past, I doubt I would ever forget such a horse and such an inspiration his brief existence has brought to me who live more than half a century away.