

Your dad's dream or yours? This horse girl drama hits harder than it has any right to.
Every Second Counts follows 17-year-old Brooke Preston, a gifted equestrian on the verge of becoming a world class champion. Brooke faces the biggest decision of her life - whether to pursue her father's (Stephen Collins - 7th Heaven) dream of becoming a professional or her aspirations to go to college and lead a normal life.
Acting
Magda Apanowicz carries this whole thing on her back.
Practical Effects
Actual horse stunts, no CGI nonsense here.
Director
John Bradshaw
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on Hallmark Channel during their 'Countdown to Valentine's Day' programming block, because nothing says romance like equestrian pressure.
Peak 2008 TV movie era when every network needed a 'tween girl makes hard choice' film—this one just happened to have actual horse content.