A boy falls in love with a horse named Flash that's for sale. He gets a job to earn the money to buy the horse, but he's forced to sell when the family falls upon hard times.
Acting
Lucas Black's authentic Southern kid energy before Tokyo Drift.
Practical Effects
Real horse training sequences, no CGI nonsense.

Director
Simon Wincer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a Disney Channel Original Movie that somehow got Ellen Burstyn. Respect.
The 1997 TV movie landscape was absolutely stacked with 'boy and his animal' stories—this one actually lets the family stay broke.