A horse with amazing courage and a big heart.
A true sports story that utterly defies the odds, Duguay's film captures the wild ups and downs of the Olympics-bound career of legendary equine star Jappeloup and his troubled rider, locked in a tense relationship with his horseman father and forever uncertain of his own skills as an equestrian.
At the start of the 1980s, Pierre Durand abandoneda promising legal careerand threw himself into his true passion, showjumping. With his fathersbacking, he gambled everything on a young horse whono one else had anyfaith in: Jappeloup. Too small, too stubborn, too impetuous, he had manyfaults, but nonetheless had a remarkable jumping ability. From competitionto competition, the pair improved and began to maketheir mark on theshowjumping world. But the Los Angeles Olympic Games were a disasterfor them, and Pierre had to face up to his shortcomings. With the help of hiswife Nadia and groom Raphaëlle, Pierre regained Jappeloups confidenceand built a relationship that took them to victoryin the Seoul Olympics in1988.
