Wild Horses of Newbury, Best Quality

'The Wild Horses of Newbury' was shot by me, Mark Carroll, very early on a single morning in February 1997 at the building site of the Newbury Bypass. (UK) This controversial road was to cut through some beautiful, ancient English countryside and had met with massive and radical direct action protests, hence the number of security guards. The whole episode only lasted a few minutes.. nothing was staged. The security guards and police had circled two very old Oak trees and were preparing to chop them down , when two scruffy, seemingly wild horses appeared and began to interfere with the felling. One of the horses even confronted one of the police horses.....
It was a very magical moment.

More work by Mark Carroll;
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mark-Carroll/162607890507663

For more info see this page;
http://www.mokshaproductions.com/wild_horses_of_newbury.htm

This film was made by Mark Carroll and first distributed by 'Undercurrents'
It has also been broadcast on Channel 4.

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[TheJoyOfGaming]

Do you know where I can find this music?

[woadboy]

@TheJoyOfGaming ....the music in the film is from 'de profundis' by Terry Oldfield :-)

[CMSwithay]

What are we doing to this planet? Made me think of Bill Caddicks's song Unicorns which always moves me close to tears. Thank you for sharing this powerful film

[woadboy]

@CMSwithay thanks.. I'll check out the song you mention.

[LizzieCornish]

It's not by chance those horses turned up...nor that you were there to film them. It was a bringing together of extraordinary souls for a very strong purpose...and whoever brought you and those magical horses together that morning, knew exactly what they were doing....For no other person could have captured or interpreted their message any better than you have here. A Spiritual Message that was formed that day to rise above The Destruction, creating an Army of Saviours.

[woadboy]

@LizzieCornish thank you so much for your comments. I'm so glad that this film is still attracting attention 15 years after the event.. It was indeed a truly magical moment felt by all the people there.

[SuperMissTy]

I cry every time I watch this. Especially when the wild horse implores the police horse to help and gets so frustrated. I wonder who is the real progressive and intelligent species on this beautiful planet of ours!

[DoomScarf]

This...made me cry a little. That wild horse approaching that police's horse was so touching.

[TimeWillTell0509]

Great vid

[Goldhummingbird]

@TheJoyOfGaming Yeah:)

[woadboy]

@LizzieCornish Thank YOU Lizzie.... I'll email you shortly. Mark

[LizzieCornish]

I have just joined your Army, Mark! :0) And I'm going to post this video everywhere I can possibly think of. I urge others to do that to, and let's see if we can get The Wild Horses of Newbury's message to go out right around the world, for we are continuing to destroy at a hugely alarming rate!