The Horse Whisperer: An Illustrated Companion to the Major Motion Picture

by Gretel Ehrlich

The grandeur of the American West. The breathtaking beauty of one of the earth's magnificent creatures. The emotional intensity of a man, woman, and child caught up in a spellbinding human drama. The Horse Whisperer has captured the hearts and imaginations of millions with its nearly magical blending of landscape, horses, and people. Now this photo-filled companion lets you experience the magic of the incredible movie-making event that is The Horse Whisperer.

Inside you'll find exclusive information about Robert Redford's discovery of the novel and his determination to make it into a film...a breathtaking photographic history of the American West...the challenges of training the film's courageous horses...plus personal insight from the film's major stars, fascinating information on costume, production design, and over 100 lush photographs make this extraordinary book a keepsake volume to treasure-and a riveting behind-the-scenes look at the movie, the phenomenon, the legend.

160 pages, Paperback

First published May 11, 1998

About the author

Gretel Ehrlich is an American travel writer, novelist, essayist, and poet born on a horse ranch near Santa Barbara, California and educated at both Bennington College in Vermont and UCLA film school. After working in film for 10 years and following the death of a loved one, she began writing full-time in 1978 while living on a Wyoming ranch where she had been filming. Her first book, The Solace of Open Spaces, is a collection of essays describing her love of the region.

Reviews

[Trudy Nye · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has wonderful pictures of horses and Montana Big Sky country and very interesting text. It covers a lot of information about horses in general and their history as well as talking about the characters and plot of the movie The Horse Whisperer. I haven't seen the movie, nor have I read the novel upon which the movie is based, but after reading this book, I will probably do both.

[Jan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this shortly after publication and yes, have seen the film more than once. I did not read any more from the author until last week. Facing the Wave, The Solace of Open Spaces & now sent for the used books. A beautiful reading experience for one late to the gifts.

[Frankizoid]

I mark it to read