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Hey guys. And welcome back to another episode of the ride. This is Nicole. And this is Jillian. And today we got to sit down and talk to Elaine Bogan, who is a director over at Dreamworks. And she is coming out with her first feature film called Spirit Untamed, which, um, you know, if you grew up in the early two thousands or you were raising kids, then, uh, you've probably seen the original spirit stallion of the Cimarron. I know that it was a fan favorite of mine when I was a kid. I remember going to the movie theaters and seeing it. And, um, but now they're coming out with a new movie and it is headed to theaters this week. So by the time this podcast comes out, it'll actually have been in theaters over the weekend. It came out June 4th. Um, but I was so excited that they came out with a new film. And, uh, you know, now my friend's kids who they're raising are, are getting to, you know, experience the same thing that I kind of did when I was a kid. And I got to go to the theater. And see, um, you know, spirit in, in the big screen. And so, uh, Jillian and I actually got to watch the film a little earlier. Um, and so Jillian, what did you think of the film loves it? I, I thought that the overall storyline of showing a girl and the bond with her horse and how impactful that can be was, was very well done. And then I also thought that the underlying themes and messages that were kind of thrown in there were Just so powerful and so great for kids that are going to be growing up, watching this movie, because I think it's so important for them to have role models like that up on the big screen. Each girl had their own battle that they overcame and it showed how they worked together and how they had to work independently. And I Just think that it's, it's really going to be a very impactful movie for kids these days. Just how the original was for us growing up. Yeah. And the cast is insane. I mean, talk about a high-profile cast. You have Jake Gyllenhaal, Dooley and more, um, those are Just a couple off the top of my head Walton, Goggins, which is a, I love him. I think he is hilarious, but, um, you know, they Just have, you know, such an insane cast and, uh, Elaine who's the director who he got to speak with is a horsewoman herself and she grew up riding. And I think that is so, so, so important when you are creating a film around, uh, horses. And when we get into the podcast a little bit, Elaine talks about how difficult it is actually to animate, uh, equine characters, which I had no idea. I don't know about you. I never even thought about that. Really. Just I have no idea what goes into all of that, but I'm really glad that, that they paid so much attention to it. Cause I definitely would've noticed it if it were wrong. Um, but it was so well done. Yeah, I think that's, that's the hard part about being a horse person and, and, you know, maybe seeing, uh, things in film or on TV or whatever. Um, you know, if, if you don't have a horse person on set, sometimes it is hard to kind of resonate with a true horse audience. So I think they did such a great Job, uh, you know, reaching out to that equine familiar audience, but also reaching out to the general public so that they're not getting confused with, uh, you know, terms that we might use or, you know, they kind of do a really great Job of explaining things so that the general audience isn't getting lost with the terminology. So I so appreciate it. I love speaking with Elaine. She, uh, was. So sweet. And, um, you know, I Just, I was so excited for her to have this film and, and, you know, they had to overcome quite a few obstacles with the pandemic, you know, um, that was, that was a whole new territory for a lot of people in that industry, working from home, you know, the, the voice acting or, you know, the voiceover work was done from home, which is very unfamiliar for a lot of those guys. And, you know, having to, to work on a large movie set, but all remotely, I couldn't imagine the, the, you know, complications that come with something like that. I know the whole time that we were talking about that with her, I was Just picturing Jake Gyllenhaal, sitting in his closet, recording this and, and Just that must've been so weird for all of them and having to like, build their own sound studios at home. And, and that was a definitely a new experience for all of them. I'm sure. Yeah. It's, it's funny because like, you know, in our. Our career. I feel like it's very, it was a very easy transition. Obviously Jillian came in a little later in the pandemic, so she didn't really go through what most of us that were based in the Boulder office went through. But I felt like it was a fairly easy transition, but I think that a lot of the stuff that we do is, is very easy to do from a remote location. It was Just different, not being around all of the, you know, office employees, our team members, uh, being able to collaborate in an office. But yeah, I couldn't imagine trying to create a movie for like, you know, the big screen from your home. Um, but yeah, like I said earlier, uh, this came out June 4th. So by the time this comes out, it's already out, highly, highly recommend going to see it in theaters. Uh, you know, movie theaters are starting to open it up again. Uh, I know I'm really excited to get back to the theaters. I love seeing movies in the movie theater. I love eating the popcorn. I love the whole experience. So if that kind of thing. Go see it. Yeah, I'm so excited to get back into the movie theater. So before we Jump into that interview with Elaine, did you see that IAA is adding the ranch riding to their class lineup? I think that that's really exciting for them. Yeah, not totally surprised that we're seeing this happen more and more. I think ranch riding has become such a huge event, you know, um, in horse and rider on demand. Uh, that's continuously, some of our top played videos. AQH Just announced the ranch trail coming and, and being, uh, you know, an approved class for these horse shows and, and the, the ranch riding has continuously been the largest event at the AQH world shows, uh, for the last couple of years and Jillian you're in the paint horse industry and, and they actually have a couple more classes. You guys have the ranch rail and I think you've already had ranch trail for a couple of years now, but I mean, you guys are seeing a huge push for the ranch events in, uh, the APJ stuff as well. Yeah, definitely. We have been adding, you know, like you said, slowly adding different ranch classes and now they. Some of the numbers are bigger and then the other, all around classes at the shows. So, and at the APHA world show this year, they're having Just so much, so many ranch classes with, you know, incentives and money and things like that. So it's, it's growing so fast, but I love it. So, so you're a little more familiar with the IEA than I am. Can you talk a little bit, you know, obviously you didn't do the high school level, but you did the collegiate level of this kind of organization. Can you talk a little bit about what someone can expect if they're going to compete in something like that? Obviously the ranch riding is something that you didn't do while you were there, but I would imagine that it kind of transfers over the same way as the other classes. Yeah. So I HSA added the ranch riding a couple of years ago, like right after I left and I was really bummed because I would've loved to have done that. But, um, so I did the reining and the horsemanship with IHSA and. It's such a different way to horse show than what I think most people think of when you think of horse showing. But basically you show up with your team and you are, it's a random draw for what horse do you get? And then you, you don't have any warmup time or anything. You Just go in the ring and show. And, um, it's a huge confidence builder, but, um, Just, it really shows the talent of the rider. And because it's not based on the horse at all the Judges, aren't supposed to look at the horses movement.