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If I Could Ride

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A young girl's dream is to ride horses, but she can't because of a disability. She meets Bridget, the reigning equestrian champion, who suffers an injury, and asks her to compete in her place at the next competition. As she goes through physical therapy and begins training, the two girls must come together to learn the importance of friendship, family, following your dreams, and never giving up.
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Jennifer Borget Common Sense Media It takes nearly two and a half hours to tell a story that could have been told in much less time, which might cause a younger audience to lose interest before they get to the end. Rated: 3/5 Apr 12, 2023 Full Review Andrew Stover Film Threat The film is an inspiring and satisfying tale of friendship, courage, and horses, and will keep the whole family entertained. Rated: 7/10 Apr 11, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jami L The movie was ok, but not one of my top favorites. I like that it talked about disability, but I felt like the movie was kind of slow and could've been a little faster. Also the Jodi's mom looks way too young to where she could be Jodi's sister. Also the camera quality was horrible and made the colors look very off. I heard there is a second movie in the works, so I'm gonna hope that it's gonna be a lot better than this one. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/08/25 Full Review Jane M I was in this movie as an extra, so naturally I saw the first premier of it. It was terrible. Additionally, I read the book, and noticed that they added several plot points that were not included in the original telling, and frankly, I don't know why they were added at all. While at the premier, I also received a hand out of the cast members, and I found it incredibly egotistical that the director included himself on the 'Leads' list. If possible, I would rank this movie zero stars. The treatment of extras participating in the filming was also terrible-- there were girls riding on horses in a circle for 4+ hours with zero breaks to eat or drink. They were being handed the overpriced food while on the horses, still not allowed to stop. While watching the movie, I figured that the director must've just gotten a drone camera, because there was an excessive amount of overhead landscape shots. Don't waste your time. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/23/24 Full Review Kary J This movie is 2.5 hours of my life I can’t get back. The plot and message had so much potential, but that is where it ended. Jodie’s mom appear to be all of 15, at first I actually thought it was supposed to be her sister. The details were a joke to put it kindly. The hospital had patio chairs as seating and oxygen tubing with no equipment, the acting was sub par, and we would have been better off with a highschool camera crew for how shaky and awkward the videography was. It was like a train wreck I couldn’t stop watching. The coloring of parts of the movie were also very off, probably failing at an artistic style.the audio didn’t always match up either which is even more awkward because this is an American made movie and not a voiceover/dubbed one. I cannot believe they’re are being allowed to make a second one. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review Kristin D Story could have been cute, but so much was so unbelievable. Jodis mom looked about 15, the one time I have ever seen a person typecast older than age,.my guess she was maybe 15 playing someone who was supposed to be 30s... They tried to make the shots all arty instead they made you sea sick... And the alcoholic mother was every bad acting part you could think of . The whole movie was more bad community theater, than a good movie Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/06/24 Full Review Harley R I give it a 3, the story behind it is beautiful, while also drug out. But, the filming is horrible and the mother and daughter look like they are both teenagers. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/06/24 Full Review Shanda A This movie was such a beautiful movie. There were so many heart warming moments about friendship and never giving up on your dreams. Alexis Arnold did a fantastic job playing Jodie Davis! Highly recommend! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A young girl's dream is to ride horses, but she can't because of a disability. She meets Bridget, the reigning equestrian champion, who suffers an injury, and asks her to compete in her place at the next competition. As she goes through physical therapy and begins training, the two girls must come together to learn the importance of friendship, family, following your dreams, and never giving up.
Director
Shawn Welling
Producer
Don Miller, Shawn Welling
Screenwriter
Nathan Carliner Goldman, Robert Jauregui
Distributor
Vision Films
Production Co
Welling Films
Genre
Kids & Family, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 4, 2023
Runtime
2h 22m
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