the whole set up of this contrived disney family film ( ad exec get his teenage daughter a horse because she want one more than anything else in the world ) be just an excuse to film the big climactic horse show at the end . all the other ingredient ( the ad campaign for the stomach pill and kurt russell a a potential boyfriend for the youngster and lloyd bochner a a potential rival for dean jones over the affection of diane baker ) be shelve near the end simply to showcase the horse . over half the picture be pad and and bad represent it be whiny and obnoxious . the kid be the ninny sort who cry on the couch with a dog in her arm and and a usual she get her way . from .