Ride a Wild Pony (1976)

Storyline

Scott, a poor farm boy, is given a wild pony from a wealthy ranch owner’s herd to ride to and from school. Scott and his pony soon become an inseparable team, until one day the pony suddenly disappears. Soon after, the ranch owner’s handicapped daughter Josie has a wild pony especially trained to pull her cart. But Scott is convinced that Josie’s pony is actually his, which leads to a court battle that divides their small Australian town. One child must ultimately lose the pony when true ownership is decided. Ride A Wild Pony, the 1976 Don Chaffey Walt Disney Australian/US family adventure (“All he asked was to run free…”; “a poor boy’s dream, a defiant girl’s hope, a wild pony’s choice!”; “Poor boy…Rich girl…”; “A wild pony means freedom to both but can belong to only one!”; “From the novel ‘A Sporting Proposition’ by James Aldridge”; about a poor boy and a rich girl who both want to own a great wild pony) starring Michael Craig, John Meillon, Robert Bettles, Eva Griffith, and Graham Rouse