Dream Riders of Kentucky
They started with no bale of hay, much less a horse. Just a daughter's habit of being kind, and a reason to keep it going.
The challenge
Turn a loss into a reason to show up.
Megan was 25 when she was killed in a car accident. After the funeral, people kept coming forward with stories of how she had stepped into their lives and made a difference.
Her father wanted that kindness to keep going. An article about therapeutic riding gave him the idea. A borrowed trailer and a horse or two got it started.
Dream Riders needed volunteers. So we let the people in the arena make the ask.
Our approach
Let the smiles do the talking.
Founders, parents, and volunteers tell it in their own words. We stayed close and patient in the barn and the arena, and let the riders carry the rest.
For one mom, it's the one thing that doesn't feel like therapy. For Kayden, it's Bandit.
“The kids feel free when they're on a horse. They don't feel like they have a disability.”
“From the time they put that helmet on, they're beaming. This world just needs that.”
How the story works
Six moments, one act of kindness.
Every film we make starts with a character before a plot. Here, it's a girl the audience never meets, and a kindness that outlived her. From there, our story process gives the film its shape.
Hook
A barn full of horses, and a founder who remembers when there wasn't a bale of hay.
Conflict
Megan, 25, killed in a car accident. Then the stories of all the people she quietly helped.
Initiation
An article about therapeutic riding. A borrowed trailer. A horse or two.
Journey
Helmets on, smiles ear to ear. For thirty minutes, every rider owns that horse.
Resolution
Kayden, six, holding the reins and telling Bandit to go. Something his family never imagined.
Jab
Megan, the poster girl for "Be Kind," still making life better for others.
The result
A purpose for everyone in the arena.
Riders, parents, and volunteers, all finding something in the same place. The film's ask is simple: a few hours of your time reaches more people than you realize.
Megan gets the last word. Kayden gets the last laugh. “All done.”
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