Moondance Alexander

Last night, after reading the Effigies, I couldn't sleep. Jarrod hadn't gotten off of work yet and everything was scaring me. Thats when I decided to watch a movie. I looked through my list and found Moondance Alexander, what a strange name for a child. Since it was a family film I figured it would be alright.

The pinto was gorgeous. It reminded me of the paint horse my cousin's owned growing up. I had a palomino named Trinity, she was lovely but I've always loved the colorful horses. Jade was the the name of my cousin's horse. We used to take them walking around town and along trails, on the banks of the river. I loved that part about growing up in the country.

At one point in time I wanted to barrel race, never once though did I think about jumping. I love the thrill it gives and everything but Trinity was never very well mannered so obviously both were out of the question.

This movie reminded me a lot about when I first encountered horses. I think I was around 10, when one of my stepfathers nephews decided he was going to buy some horses. He didn't live in town though and worked 7 days on, 7 days off job. So, when he asked for us to take care of them for him, my step dad agreed and I learned about taking care of horses.

There were three: Vanity, Angel, and Dude.

Dude was the only male and he was bought to breed with the others. He had a legal name but I don't remember it, I just know I did not like it..so I called him Dude. He was very playful.

Vanity was just as her name suggested, gorgeous and vain. She loved attention and was the most timid of the group.She was also the most graceful. When dad first suggested I ride with them, she was the one I started with. I loved her.

Angel was my hero, she was born into captivity, yet she had the spirit of a mustang. Very, very strong willed. So much, in fact, that when it came time to break her. No one wanted to.
By that time though, they let me try it, and she seemed to like me. I spent most of my last times with the three switching between vanity and angel.

Trinity was born from Angel, and when she was born my cousin decided that he would give her to us..because he was selling the other horses and I think he felt guilty. So there she was my gorgeous palomino. She was as graceful as vanity, as spirited as angel, and as playful as dude. I loved her. I remember being so happy when they let me name her.

I would ride her as often as I could, and when she was in our backyard, I'd visit her..but then as time went by I guess I sort of got out of my horse phase and slowly forgot about her. It was always nice to know she was there though.

After I moved away to Oklahoma City after High School, my step dad decided that it was time to get rid of the horse. It was upsetting until I realized he just gave it to my nephew. Still, I haven't seen her since I graduated, and Checkers reminds me an awful lot of my Trinity.

I never realized how greatly impacted by my family I was until I started blogging. Even a movie with such a great plot and wonderful characters can turn into a memory of the past.


All in all, a great family film that even has a hint of morales in the story. Racism, Bigotry, Discrimination..whatever you want to call it. Triumph over failure. You will persevere .The try try again method...

I realize after going through this that I did not actually describe the movie, just took a trip down memory lane, again this is another movie I shall have to re watch to be able to accurately explain the plot and my feelings on the storyline

I will definitely see about adding it to my movie collection