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Martin Clunes travels the world to unlock the secrets of man’s partnership with horses in Horsepower, a two-part documentary series that was broadcast on ITV1 in late August.
His fascinating journey takes him from remotest Mongolia to the deserts of Arabia; to see the enigmatic wild Mustangs in Nevada, and watch the thrills and spills of rodeo in Las Vegas. He finds out what life in the saddle is like for cowboys out west and rides into battle on horseback in a suit of armour at Warwick Castle and joins the pomp and ceremony as horses and carriages are prepared for the State Opening of Parliament. Martin is a special guest at the world’s most glamorous and lavish racing event in Dubai, and watches the colourful Palio horse race in Italy, which dates back to the 1200s.
No animal has changed the course of human history as profoundly as the horse. For 6,000 years there was no faster way to travel. It helped us to win battles and build empires. It carried kings and emperors. It also pulled our carts, ploughed our fields and carried our heavy burdens. It’s been called the best slave we humans ever had – though that does not do justice to the rich and mutually rewarding relationship that’s possible.
Martin unravels the story of how man and horse first got together, what the horse has done for us through the ages, and what the horse still means to us today.
“I wanted to find out how this animal became so important to us. How did we manage to tame such a huge, fearful prey animal and make it both our servant and our friend,” says Martin.
Horsepower follows the success two documentaries presented by Martin Clunes for ITV1: Martin Clunes: A Man and his Dogs, and Islands of Britain.
His fascinating journey takes him from remotest Mongolia to the deserts of Arabia; to see the enigmatic wild Mustangs in Nevada, and watch the thrills and spills of rodeo in Las Vegas. He finds out what life in the saddle is like for cowboys out west and rides into battle on horseback in a suit of armour at Warwick Castle and joins the pomp and ceremony as horses and carriages are prepared for the State Opening of Parliament. Martin is a special guest at the world’s most glamorous and lavish racing event in Dubai, and watches the colourful Palio horse race in Italy, which dates back to the 1200s.
No animal has changed the course of human history as profoundly as the horse. For 6,000 years there was no faster way to travel. It helped us to win battles and build empires. It carried kings and emperors. It also pulled our carts, ploughed our fields and carried our heavy burdens. It’s been called the best slave we humans ever had – though that does not do justice to the rich and mutually rewarding relationship that’s possible.
Martin unravels the story of how man and horse first got together, what the horse has done for us through the ages, and what the horse still means to us today.
“I wanted to find out how this animal became so important to us. How did we manage to tame such a huge, fearful prey animal and make it both our servant and our friend,” says Martin.
Horsepower follows the success two documentaries presented by Martin Clunes for ITV1: Martin Clunes: A Man and his Dogs, and Islands of Britain.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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We were anticipating a "good watch" as fans of Martin Clunes but this turned out to be even better. This really should be number one of a series, as there are so many diverse horse people in the world. Also they could have gone much deeper into each one without losing the audiences attention.
Martin Clunes confirms in this, just what a thoroughly nice and empathetic person he is. The questions he asks and his pondering man's treatment of these majestic animals brings to the attention what most of us think.
The program also shows us different countries landscape and there is a lot of humour to connect us with the earlier Clunes encounters.
It has answered a lot of my Christmas present questions and I shall be passing out numerous copies on christmas day!
Martin Clunes confirms in this, just what a thoroughly nice and empathetic person he is. The questions he asks and his pondering man's treatment of these majestic animals brings to the attention what most of us think.
The program also shows us different countries landscape and there is a lot of humour to connect us with the earlier Clunes encounters.
It has answered a lot of my Christmas present questions and I shall be passing out numerous copies on christmas day!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By T. T. Hunter
Format:DVD
Just amazing.I did see parts of Horse Power on TV and was so happy to be able to get the dvd and watch all of it.loved the part with the horses on the beach...incredible,melted my heart.Thankyou and would recomend to any horse lovers out there.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By elibee
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was a present for our horse-mad granddaughter. We enjoyed the original TV programme and thought she would like it and it has been a great success..
Would recommend
Would recommend
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Horse mad
This was bought as a gift for a horse mad member of my family. I am reliably told, the funny and gentle Mr Clunes does a very good job of promoting a love and understanding of a... Read more
Published 26 days ago by Concise
5.0 out of 5 stars
All good
A very good and interesting DVD and would be happy to recommend , received promptly and securely. A happy customer.
Published 1 month ago by Mike
4.0 out of 5 stars
Horsepower
Meant to have ordered the more recent DVD about heavy horses but anyway who could regret owning this as well.
Published 1 month ago by Alison Bright
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great programme....shame about the price!
My son who loves animals saw one of the episodes of this programme but missed the other. I decided to get this for him when it came out on DVD. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. R. Wykes
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great
It was everything I expected and more, I would suggest anyone into horses get this DVD it is well worth buying and watching
Published 2 months ago by P Corderoy
5.0 out of 5 stars
A heart warming DVD
I thought I was buying a DVD from the series showing on TV but I should have known better as they don't come out untill after the series. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs Hazel M. Whitcher
5.0 out of 5 stars
For my Horse mad Granddaughters .
My Granddaughters live out in the country in South Africa. They really enjoyed this and I am now waiting for the Heavy Horse programme to come out in dvd.
Published 2 months ago by Lydia hoare
5.0 out of 5 stars
brilliant dvd
This is a wonderful DVD and has a great selection of horses on it. It is good because Martin Clunes does the story and you get to see his own stunning horse
Published 2 months ago by tracey lane
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant Horsey DVD
I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this DVD with Martin Clunes. It was very interesting even for a horse owner to see the different cultures etc and uses for horses down... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Niamh M.
5.0 out of 5 stars
for horse lovers
The world of horses was well presented with a wide variety of the place of horses
in our lives. Read more
in our lives. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jan Moore
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