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When Kathy arrives at horse camp, she realizes that she must deal with Stacy, the resident mean girl. As competition heats up, Kathy learns to recognize the true value of real friendship.
“Horse Camp” is a movie that wears its heart on its sleeve and makes no apologies for doing so. From the very beginning, you know exactly where the story is going, step by step and there’s nothing wrong with that because at the end of the day, while the road may be very familiar, it’s the actual journey that matters. Kathy (Jordan Trovillion) is a shy 17 year-old who lives on her family ranch along with her mom Kim (Sherryl Despres) and dad Luke (Dean Cain). With summer fast approaching, Kathy picks horse camp to spend the summer months at but her mother is very reluctant as Luke had an accident there when he was younger but eventually she gives the okay, hoping that Kathy will make some new friends.
On her first day, she meets Stacy (Kristen Ryda), the resident Camp Princess and her gang of mean girls but Lisa (Rachel Sowers), introduces herself and proves to be the one true friend she was hoping to meet. Gradually though, over the course of the summer, Kathy bonds with some of the other girls in their cabin and demonstrates to be one of the best riders in the camp and quickly becomes popular, forgetting Lisa in the process. Naturally, as the film progresses, Kathy is nominated as the new camp princess and becomes even more popular, making extra friends along the way but after a freak accident sends Lisa to the hospital, she realizes that she has abandoned her one true friend and must do whatever it takes to win her loyalty and friendship back.
“Horse Camp” is a straightforward tale about relationships, integrity and loyalty and the importance of friendship. Kathy desperately yearns for that one, true companion, someone that she can confide in and be herself around but at the same time, she wants to know what it’s like to be popular and liked by everyone and during the course of her summer at horse camp, she realizes her ambitions but in the end, she can’t have both and must make the right decision but we all know what she’s going to do because that’s the kind of movie this is. At times, the drama and emotions feel forced and a little dubious but by the time the credits are rolling, the feel-good ending rubs off on you and brings a smile to your face.
Available on DVD and VOD February 24th
