| Overall: | B+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B+ |
| Sexual Content: | A- |
| Language: | B |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A- |
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| Video Release: | 28 Feb 2005 |
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After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.
Darrow and his father appear to have little respect for their animals. What are some examples of this? Besides horses, what other things did Darrow consider to be dispensable?
Being a winner doesn’t always mean coming in first. What success did Misty and her rider have?
How did Caroline and Virginia’s relationship change throughout the story? What things did they discover they had in common?

Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.