America’s wild horses lead a perilous existence. The climate can be brutal, mountain lions and other predators stalk the young, and their dependence on public grazing lands for sustenance often puts them in competition with livestock interests. In some places where these magnificent animals roam, it is not unusual for a wild horse to fall victim to an illegal horse shooter.
Filmed in the mountains of Montana, this poignant, engrossing chronicle focuses on an extraordinary stallion, whose life has been recorded by Emmy-winning filmmaker Ginger Kathrens.
Kathrens’ exceptional footage follows the striking pale white horse she names Cloud through a series of harrowing struggles and adventures, including expulsion from his own horse family, the rites of passage as he develops into a bachelor stallion and progresses toward establishing a band of his own, his capture in a government roundup and subsequent release, and the struggle to survive harsh winters and frequent summer lightning strikes.
See previews and find out more at pbs.org
Watch it Thursday, July 10th at 8pm on KUAT-HD
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