Dreflix: Where Once They Mattered

Where Once They Mattered

There's just something about the outside of a pony that's great for the inside of a human.

Twenty ponies of an endangered breed are facing death from neglect and abandonment. A horse hauling team attempts a cross-continent rescue. It's a huge endeavour. And on the road, anything can happen.

2015

0h 45min

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Gordon Pinsent
Narrator

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