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The Horse Boy

Michael O. Scott | 2009 

Documentary | USA | 93 minutes

  

 

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THU APR 8: 6:00 PM 

Cornerstone Screening Room

825 N. Cascade

  

 

Brought to you by the Independent Film Society of Colorado, Rocky Mountain PBS, Colorado College, & the CC Film Union.

 

 

 


 

 

 

          
 
   
 
      
  
     
 
 

 

How far would you travel to heal someone you love? An intensely personal yet an epic spiritual journey, The Horse Boy follows one Texas couple and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia in a desperate attempt to treat his condition with shamanic healing. When 2-year-old Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson, a writer and former horse trainer, and his wife, Kristin Neff, a psychology professor, sought the best possible medical care for their son — but traditional therapies had little effect. Then they discovered that Rowan has a profound affinity for animals — particularly horses — and the family set off on a quest for a possible cure.