1. DIABLO, THE GHOST HORSE
Author - Auguste Dinoto
Genre - Animation/Children's'
Length - Feature

Logline - A one-eyed Wizard Horse, an owl, and a coyote, go on a quest to help a young Mustang free his mother from a tribe of Indians, and get his father's herd back.

Synopsis - After the Indians attacked the Mustangs in a dead-end canyon, ROOKER, a jealous horse, steals the herd and leaves Diablo’s father and mother to be captured. Diablo’s mother hides him in a cave. His father is killed and his mother is captured by the Indians. Alone and frightened on the desert, Diablo finds himself being chased by a pack of wolves. He meets ONE EYE, the wizard horse, WINK, the wise old owl, and SLIVER, the coyote. The four go on a quest to free his mother from the Indians, and get his father's herd back from Rooker.

2. SLINKY AND YO-YO'S FANTASTIC FERRET ODYSSEY
Author - Bryce Journey
Genre - Animation/Childrens/Animal Themed
Length - Feature

Logline - On a quest for the mythical prairie dog village, two ferrets meets pirate cats, a rat mob, singing squirrels, and a hound that wants to turn them into a chew toy! They learn that the only thing better than a good home and good food are good friends to share them with.

Synopsis - ARWEN the cat enjoys being an only pet. When her humans bring home SLINKY and YO-YO the ferrets, she convinces them to quest after the mythical prairie dog village at the edge of town. The ferrets escape from their new home via the dryer vent after a near-death experience with a blast of fiery heat from a load of laundry!

On the wild sidewalks of suburbia, the ferrets’ first surprise is to discover the prairie dog village really exists! CAPTAIN MONTAGUE WHITEBEARD of the Pirate Cat Crew doesn’t know where it is, but his allies in the Rat Mob do. VITO THE GODFATHER RAT and his daughter FREDA agree to show the ferrets the way to the village but only after they help the rats with a heist of a rat treat factory – within which lurks the persistent and dangerous HOUND, a dog with a desire to turn small animals into chew toys!

Nearing their destination, personality conflict arises between the ferrets and its up PAUL and ARTIE the Singing Squirrels to save the ferrets’ friendship and help them reach the prairie dog village. When the ferrets find the village deserted, they agree that in an odyssey, the journey is more fun than the destination and that the only thing better than a good home and good food are good friends to share them with!

3. FANCY PANTS
Authors - Christine De Smet and Peggy Williams
Genre - Romance/Teen/Western/BASED ON TRUE STORY
Length - Feature

Logline - A childless couple overcomes great obstacles to give away hope and 300 free horses to kids in need, particularly one shy girl who helps them solve a theft ring and then rides a special horse in national competition.

Synopsis - When MARLENE marries Midwest horse wrangler BOB "BEAR" HEGWOOD, it is with the hope of a real family and of kids filling the house at Christmas. But Marlene's inability to get pregnant and Bear's sudden, near fatal health problems threaten their dream and even adoption is denied to them. Marlene, instead, focuses on her own "kid," an unwanted Arabian horse, Star King, which she dreams of riding in the Olympics.

To afford an experimental operation to save Bear's life, Marlene faces the necessity of selling Star King and their other four horses. Bear won’t hear of it. No hospital bill will claim his horses. Instead, they’ll give their horses away to kids! In exchange the kids will give them back foals, which Bob will sell to pay off debts. They’re deluged with letters. They keep Star King, but give away horses to shy CASSIE, poor TRISH, lonely JILL, and JEREMY in leg braces. The Hegwoods are famous matchmakers. But Marlene has doubts about all this. She still wants her unattainable dream.
Marlene’s doubts are soon substantiated. When Bear catches teenager REESE lurking around the stable, he puts the teenager to work. He also befriends TONY, an African-American teen in danger of going with gangs but with dreams of being a cowboy. But Bear's good nature is tested when he discovers that Jill has sold her free horse for drug money.

Cassie, so shy and troubled she’s failing classes, begins to compete on Snowball. Cassie loses her first competitions, and is mocked by other, richer kids because of her cheap equipment.

Marlene's pride and joy is a fancy show saddle, given to her by Bob as a wedding gift. It’s the saddle she planned to use in the Olympics. Intruders attack Cassie and blind one of the horses, stealing the saddle. When suspicion falls on Reese, he sets out to get the saddle back. However, he’s killed in an auto accident. Marlene and Bob mourn deeply. Reese was like Bob’s own son.

To Marlene’s surprise, Cassie's astute observations help solve the crime and clear Reese's name. But it’s too late for Cocoa, the blinded horse. But Bob won't give up on anyone. He retrains Cocoa and surprises everyone when she rides again in competition—and wins! Bob, who now suffers from diabetes and an amputated foot, doesn't believe in letting a disability keep you from great things. Marlene works hard to keep everybody together and happy, pushing aside her dreams.

Cassie, more confident, finds the courage to enter the national 4-H Olympics. But she starts to become something of a “fancy pants,” wanting to be like all the rich girls. She whines that there's no way she can win on Snowball, and when Cassie cops a “fancy pants, I deserve more attitude,”

Marlene teaches her a lesson or two. Then gives her Star King! Bear and Marlene are proud “parents” indeed, and Marlene has realized her Olympics dream through Cassie, who has learned humility.

In turn, Cassie gives Snowball to Tony, who can finally realize his dream of being an African-American cowboy. But there's one horse left to give...Reese's. When Bear tries to find the perfect horse for JENAE, a little girl facing heart surgery, Reese's father suggests Reese’s big, but gentle animal. Marlene takes pride in the people from across the country who learn of the “man who gives horses away.” Bear even has a card stamped with that phrase. But what’s left for Marlene? What of her dream for a family with Bear? It happens that Christmas.

Bear and Marlene Hegwood finally find the Christmas they've always wanted—a house full of kids. Dozens show up to thank Bear and Marlene for changing their lives with the horses. That Christmas Eve, the kids watch along with Bear and Marlene as a beautiful foal is born in their barn, signaling hope and a better future for the Illinois rancher and his wife. She realizes how special Cassie’s been to their lives, a nice fancy pants indeed.

4. MR. WIGGLES
Author - Cynthia Brohas-Gulacsy
Genre - Animal Themed/Children-Teen-Tween/Family
Length - Feature

Logline - A young, overweight teen learns about life, and love, through the twinkle-toed antics of a dancing horse.

Synopsis - ANGEL BROOKS is just about to turn Sweet 16 and never been kissed. She is overweight, under-confident, but incredibly brilliant, and the only true passion she knows in her life is the love she has for horses. She is indeed an expert on horses, especially in the art of Dressage, and can tell you everything you need to know. The only problem is, she's never really rode one.

Poncho is a horse that has seen better days. He's not much to look at, has a mind all his own, he's always getting into some kind of trouble with the trainers, and he'd rather spend his time shaking his bootie rather than parade around with little children riding on his back.

But there is a magic between Poncho and Angel that brings them together. With the help of a horse-whispering trainer and a down-on-his luck, former Dressage Champion, they learn to overcome life's obstacles that lie ahead for them, and redefine the art of Dressage, all leading up to a competition that will either expose Poncho's new owner for animal cruelty, or seal Poncho's fate forever.

5. FRED AND GINGERBREAD
Author - Cynthia Brohas-Gulacsy
Genre - Family, Comedy, Tween/Teen
Length - Feature

Logline - A mother dies and returns as a dog to help her tween-aged daughter find the perfect mate for her widowed husband.

Synopsis - GINGER and her mother ANNE were always very close. Sadly, Anne dies in a freak accident trying to save an injured stray dog that had been hit by a car. Ginger convinces her father to allow her to keep the dog and calls him “FRED.”

Just as Ginger comes to grips with her mother’s death, her father decides it’s time to move on with his life and remarry, much to Ginger’s disapproval. It isn’t that she doesn’t want to see her father happy, but the women he’s seeing are hardly mother-like material.

So it’s up to Ginger, Fred, and Anne, to find Anne’s perfect replacement.

6. PYRAMID
Author - Sheri Tor
Genre - Comedy/Family/Tweens
Also Available in MOW Format

Logline - Ah, cheering. The precision! The talent! ....... The Bovines Next Door?

Synopsis - Pawtucket High School never had much in the way of spirit. A tiny institution located hundreds of miles from nowhere, Paw is populated by the children of farm workers who dream of one day making it into college and escaping their meager existence. But universities take money......something the kids don't have or could ever hope to raise. Until now.

Enter the newly established American Federal Cheer Association, a national organization dedicated to the development of high school cheerleading and sponsor of the biggest competition the sport has ever seen. First prize is a fully paid collegiate scholarship for every member of the winning squad.

For Pawtucket's students it's a dream come true.....if they can just round up enough volunteers, get the 8-track to work, and keep the cows out of the south pasture so they have room to practice.

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