Harry & Snowman

— A nice little underdog story told thanks to interviews, home movies and archival footage from the 1950s and 1960s. Immigrant Harry DeLeyer rescues an Amish plow horse on it’s way to slaughter and a bond forms between them. The horse, Snowman, shows an affinity for jumping and Harry trains him to win against thoroughbreds, becoming a back-to-back Triple Crown Show Jumping champion. The Cinderella story is as much about the bond between Harry and Snowman as it is about their rise to fame. Although it also provides an interesting look at Harry's family's story, I was left wanting more information about the cost to Harry’s marriage and to his eight children. Even so, this is a well-made, touching film that should appeal even to those who aren’t part of the horsey set.

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[2015. 83 min. Written and Directed by Ron Davis. With Harry DeLeyer, Harriet DeLeyer, Andrew DeLeyer, Marty DeLeyer, and Willy DeLeyer.]
http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-harry-snowman-a-humble-plow-horse-becomes-a-star-1475163037