A foal is born, a mother dies, and suddenly you're emotionally invested in a horse for 13 episodes. Rude.
Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestThe horse Karino is born during winter and when his mother dies, a young woman starts to care for the helpless foal. Their adventures together are followed during the years to come, from the age of a newborn to the time when Karino’s a full-grown competition horse.
Acting
Rieschel's maternal warmth sells the whole premise.
Cinematography
Polish winter landscapes that look like breathing hurts.
Practical Effects
Real horse training sequences, no CGI nonsense.
Creator
Jan Batory
Claudia Rieschel
Grażyna Barska
Tadeusz Schmidt
dyrektor stadniny Klimczak
Karol Strasburger
trener Andrzej Stolarek
Zdzisław Maklakiewicz
Małecki
Władysław Hańcza
prezes klubu jeździeckiego
Leon Niemczyk
Jabłecki, trener na Służewcu
Zygmunt Kęstowicz
Malinowski, dyrektor Służewca
Zdzisław Kuźniar
koniuszy
Janusz Gajos
Janczar
Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski
gracz na wyścigach
Sławomir Lindner
działacz na naradzie przed Wielką Pardubicką
Jerzy Moes
gracz na wyścigach
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1970s Polish television rarely centered female protagonists this young; Grażyna's agency over the horse was quietly radical for state TV.
Karino was played by multiple horses—foal, yearling, and adult were different animals, matched through obsessive coat-pattern matching.
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