I grew up with horses with cups won in Horse Shows and I held a Pilots License - I know how impossible it is to deal with a terrorized horse and, although this result seemed heartless,it was the only choice after tranquilizers did not work. I just tuned into this this morning by accident and thought the movie was a real winner with more of the Olympic competitions included than just "bites". The locations and integrity to the action in filming were excellent. I hope to see it again and tape it. We often see the Shows at Spruce Meadows in Calgary Alberta on TV and it is now a premier event in the world for Show Jumping. That facility is a wonderful site and very close to the cross-country hazard jumps shown in the movie. This is an outdoors world class arena and often held under less than perfect conditions - it is quite exciting to watch for me as I am no longer able to get as close to horses as much as I would wish.
Review of International Velvet
