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Forest Pony
Short kids' adventure about Bonny, a wild New Forest pony, and some dodgy horse thieves.
Overview
Two children attempt to tame a wild New forest pony in this jolly kids' adventure. When they befriend local farm hand, Davy, the children begin to suspect he may be a horse thief. Geoffrey Keen leads the cast of this unusual short film from the Children's Film Foundation. Originally released in 1949 as Riders of the New Forest, a five part serial, this is the pacier revised version from 1972.
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