

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.
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.