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My Heroes Were Cowboys

Robin Wiltshire, an immigrant inspired by the iconography of the Hollywood western, finds meaning and redemption through the art of horse training.

Director

Tyler Greco

Year

Genre

documentary, short

Box Office

N/A

Production

Barry Linen Motion Pictures,Dress Code

Awards

1 nomination

Homepage

https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81183637

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Looking at a horse
when he's standing still looks magical, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

Looking at a horse when he's standing still looks magic...

There's a lot of horses
I've been given, um, on this ranch - My Heroes Were Cowboys

There's a lot of horses I've been given, um, on th...

Once you start working them - My Heroes Were Cowboys

Once you start working them

My father can classify himself
as a horse trainer, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

My father can classify himself as a horse trainer,

But it's... it's worth it to see what
the result is, the magic that he creates. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

But it's... it's worth it to see what the result i...

When you get a new horse
and you don't know - My Heroes Were Cowboys

When you get a new horse and you don't know

Some of the... the wildest horses
that you come across, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

Some of the... the wildest horses that you come across,

Hang on, cowboy! Yeah! - My Heroes Were Cowboys

Hang on, cowboy! Yeah!

I was raised in a little country town
in Australia. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

I was raised in a little country town in Australia.

I looked up to my granddad,
and he had a stern voice. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

I looked up to my granddad, and he had a stern voice.

My grandma was very soft-spoken. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

My grandma was very soft-spoken.

You know, I... I like a man
who watches things going around. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

You know, I... I like a man who watches things going around.

I went into this movie theater,
and... I was mesmerized. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

I went into this movie theater, and... I was mesmerized.

You know, it was so large, the screen.
It's just wide, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

You know, it was so large, the screen. It's just wide,

And the whole attire, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

And the whole attire,

It's just like, "Oh, wow." - My Heroes Were Cowboys

It's just like, "Oh, wow."

Every time I watched a western
with a horse doing something unusual, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

Every time I watched a western with a horse doing something ...

My first trick was the lay-down position, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

My first trick was the lay-down position,

I wanted to get into the picture business,
because I wanted to train horses. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

I wanted to get into the picture business, because I wanted ...

Moving 10,000 miles across the world...
...to America, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

Moving 10,000 miles across the world... ...to America,

Once I got to Wyoming, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

Once I got to Wyoming,

Getting up early in the morning,
and I... I think it was the first morning - My Heroes Were Cowboys

Getting up early in the morning, and I... I think it was the...

My, uh, third horse - My Heroes Were Cowboys

My, uh, third horse

When I got here,
even though the westerns had finished, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

When I got here, even though the westerns had finished,

Darrell said, "Robin, I've heard
you've got a horse that can rear." - My Heroes Were Cowboys

Darrell said, "Robin, I've heard you've got a...

When you get storyboards,
you look at them, you go, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

When you get storyboards, you look at them, you go,

I know, especially my horses,
and... they all enjoy working. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

I know, especially my horses, and... they all enjoy working.

I think, when you get on set, you know, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

I think, when you get on set, you know,

One second on camera,
when you look into it... - My Heroes Were Cowboys

One second on camera, when you look into it...

I use a... a whip or pointer, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

I use a... a whip or pointer,

I'd use a pointer, or I would use
a lunge whip as a sound. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

I'd use a pointer, or I would use a lunge whip as a sou...

It's just to guide him
to go away from you... - My Heroes Were Cowboys

It's just to guide him to go away from you...

Eye contact is very important
with everything. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

Eye contact is very important with everything.

You might be right-handed.
I'm left-handed. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

You might be right-handed. I'm left-handed.

Once you got both eyes, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

Once you got both eyes,

A pirouette is so graceful, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

A pirouette is so graceful,

And when you've got
both eyes in sync, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

And when you've got both eyes in sync,

Imagine the power you'd feel - My Heroes Were Cowboys

Imagine the power you'd feel

I seen this, uh,
in a circus book when I was a kid. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

I seen this, uh, in a circus book when I was a kid.

A Clydesdale standing
on top of a... a teeter-totter. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

A Clydesdale standing on top of a... a teeter-totter.

I just want to get her to balance it now
and just hold the weight. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

I just want to get her to balance it now and just hold the w...

You have to gradually let them - My Heroes Were Cowboys

You have to gradually let them

I'll look back
on some of the magical stuff - My Heroes Were Cowboys

I'll look back on some of the magical stuff

A paragon pioneer - My Heroes Were Cowboys

A paragon pioneer

Robin is very passionate
about recreating the old Wild West. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

Robin is very passionate about recreating the old Wild West.

And we're all proud of it,
because we all participate in some way. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

And we're all proud of it, because we all participate i...

The cowboy dream is dying off, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

The cowboy dream is dying off,

♪ Paint your wagon
Come along ♪ - My Heroes Were Cowboys

♪ Paint your wagon Come along ♪

My horses,
when I... talk about them... - My Heroes Were Cowboys

My horses, when I... talk about them...

When I first got Juniper, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

When I first got Juniper,

He would do better than I had ever thought
an animal could ever do. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

He would do better than I had ever thought an animal could e...

He built me, and he built this ranch. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

He built me, and he built this ranch.

How'd you know
when he was gonna draw? - My Heroes Were Cowboys

How'd you know when he was gonna draw?

Come on, guys. Line up.
Come on. School time. - My Heroes Were Cowboys

Come on, guys. Line up. Come on. School time.

Once the horse gets the spark, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

Once the horse gets the spark,

As much love
as you can put into them, - My Heroes Were Cowboys

As much love as you can put into them,

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Robin Wiltshire, an immigrant inspired by the iconography of the Hollywood western, finds meaning and redemption through the art of horse training.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Tyler Greco

Writer: N/A

Production: Barry Linen Motion Pictures,Dress Code

Genre: documentary, short

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 16 Sep 2021

Awards: 1 nomination

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81183637