Why This Matters

Horses can’t tell us about their hidden hurts.
But that doesn’t mean they don’t have them.

When we ask for obedience without understanding the cost, we repeat a pattern as old as domination itself.
This series is for anyone who’s ever questioned control, silence, or the way things have always been done.

This is not a film about horses. It is a film about all of us.

Self-compassion beyond performance

What if softness wasn’t a flaw, but a form of wisdom in its own right?

How control disguises itself as care

We don’t always notice the power dynamics we’ve absorbed—until we stop playing along.

The quiet strength in vulnerability

When we let go of performing, we make room for truth, for healing, and for real connection.

About the Series

Told through the lives of horses and the humans who love them, The Horse, The Human, The Truth is a six-part documentary exploring trauma, control, relational breakdown — and the deep cost of disconnection, in every part of our lives.

This isn’t about training techniques.
It’s about how we listen.
How we heal.
And how we return to something real — together.

Narrated by award-winning actress Edie FALCO (The Sopranos, Nurse Jackie), The Horse, The Human, The Truth is a multi-award-winning series that challenges everything we thought we knew — not just about horses, but about power, empathy, and how we live, lead, and love.

🎬 Awards Won

• Los Angeles Film Awards — Winner: Best Documentary Feature

• International Independent Film Awards — Gold Winner

• ARFF Amsterdam International Film Festival — Winner: Global Award

• New York Movie Awards — Winner: Gold Award

• Florence Film Awards — Winner: Gold Award

A Journey That Speaks to Us All — Beyond Horses, Into the Heart of How We Live and Relate

These short video snapshots invite you into the heart of The Horse, The Human, The Truth — a groundbreaking series about far more than horses. Guided by award-winning actress Edie FALCO’s narration, the series draws powerful parallels between coercive control in human relationships and socially accepted practices in horse training. What emerges is a universal story: how the need for control, achievement, and obedience shapes every aspect of our lives — from parenting and education to leadership, relationships, and self-worth. Through raw, intimate stories and expert insights, this is a journey for anyone ready to question old patterns and explore new pathways to freedom, empathy, and genuine connection — with animals, with others, and with ourselves.

Part 1 – Unseen Needs, Untold Suffering

What if silence isn’t peace—but a survival strategy?

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This opening episode explores what happens when we override another being’s boundaries—gently, habitually, and without question. It’s about learned quietness, and the pain that hides behind the appearance of calm.

Part 2 – Violence’s Hidden Echo

Some forms of control are so familiar, we stop seeing them.

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This episode looks at the subtler shapes of harm—the ones that don’t leave visible marks. It’s a reflection on how power operates quietly, and how easy it is to mistake dominance for care.

Part 3 –The Control’s Veiled Grip

What if obedience is just another way of disappearing?

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Control doesn’t always look like control.
In this part, we examine how social and relational conditioning teaches us to go along, give in, or stay small—even when it doesn’t feel right.

Part 4 –Beyond Power, Beyond Shame

The moment you stop forcing, something else can begin.

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This episode explores what emerges when we let go of power games. It’s about presence instead of performance, and the courage it takes to relate without hiding or pushing.

Part 5 –Obedience or Distress?

Stillness isn’t always peace. Sometimes, it’s shutdown.

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When someone seems “easy” or “good,” we rarely ask: what did they give up to become that way? This part challenges us to rethink obedience—and recognize the cost of compliance.

Part 6 –Finding Balance: A New Harmony

There is another way. A quieter, more honest way.

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We finish not with a system, but a shift.
This final episode offers an invitation to live—and relate—with less force, more feeling, and a deeper kind of respect. For others. For ourselves.

What People Are Saying

Kelly Wendorf

As a domestic abuse survivor, the parallels between human violence and the equestrian arts is hard to ignore. This film is a painful but essential calling to reflect upon our wounds, and the ways those wounds provoke us to perpetuate violence upon others.

Andrea

In these times we need to be able to trust our intuition and vulnerability more than ever, for ourselves and for the other living beings with whom we share our planet. This episode really asks us to listen to our inner guidance over trusting the ‘experts’.

Deb Gibeault

Such an incredibly poignant lesson on how we as humans have murdered (mostly unintentionally) the horse’s true spirit. Our egos need to be realigned — every horse deserves better. I love how this docuseries is raw and from the genuine hearts of people who truly care.

Cindy HorseMuse

So much depth and honesty here, that must be listened to without fear of losing your current, more dominant relationships... rather bring you to ask: what new relationship can I discover? Stay with the uncomfortable. Let yourself feel it. Forgiveness awaits you in corrective actions.

Judith Dunkerly

While this was a heart-rending episode to watch, it was so important. It is true that sometimes hurt people hurt people. This episode shows that hurt people and hurt horses can also become a force for healing and growth.

Susan

To identify and analyse the parallels between domestic violence and the pervasive violence against domesticated horses is extraordinarily powerful. This brilliant work creates an imperative for all of us to reflect on our own behaviour — not only when riding and training our horses, but in how we witness and respond to harm in any relationship.

For Those Who Know This Story Isn’t Just About Horses

This is for anyone who’s been told to obey.
Who has felt the pressure to perform, stay quiet, or be ‘good.’
Who has learned to override their own needs in the name of love, loyalty, or belonging.

This is for those who have questioned systems that ask for compliance without compassion.
For those who want to build relationship without force.
And for those ready to soften — with themselves, with others, with the world.

This series is about horses — but it’s also about us.
About how we listen. How we heal. And how we choose to live, together.