WBF in the Press
We are very grateful for the press and media supporting our efforts! Check out some great news pieces, or interviews with our team members, below.
THE SPIRIT OF THE ONAQUI: A PLEA FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN TO SAVE AMERICA’S MOST ICONIC HERD OF WILD HORSES
July 12, 2021 | American News Observer
Grey's Anatomy star joins fight to save wild horses
July 1, 2021 | CNN
Actress and animal advocate Katherine Heigl is speaking out to stop the mass roundup and removal of the famed and beloved wild horses of western Utah. Read more >>
Director Behind Disney’s Black Beauty and Nation’s Top Horse Protection Lobbyist Announce Partnership to Produce Film
June 3, 2021 | Everyone's Internet News Presswire
'Wild Beauty' Documentary Seeks to Capture the Spirit of Iconic American Wild Mustangs Read more >>
Blundstone X Wild Beauty Foundation
May 28, 2021 | Blundstone
Disney’s Black Beauty Star, Filmmaker, Introduce Horse with Cancer to Patients at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®
May 21, 2021 | American Horse Publications
Children of St. Jude Hospital Meet Disney’s “Black Beauty” Star, Filmmaker, and a Very Special Horse
May 20, 2021 | Horse Nation
The Wild Beauty Foundation put on a virtual event for the children at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to meet the star and director of Black Beauty. ... Read more >>
Ashley Avis Speaks with Monty Roberts
April 14, 2021 | HORSEMANSHIP RADIO
How The Horse Girls All Grew Up
April 11, 2021 | TOWN & COUNTRY MAGAZINE
Horse Girls, an obsession usually attributed to young girls, has found its footing among adults—and it isn't going anywhere. Read more >>
Disney+ Version of Black Beauty Shines a Light on the Plight of America’s Wild Horses
November 27, 2020 | HORSE ILLUSTRATED
Disney’s Black Beauty is the story of a wild horse who is rounded up and separated from her equine family. She then bonds with a teenage girl, Jo Green. Read more >>
Interview with Black Beauty’s Ashley Avis & Mackenzie Foy
November 25, 2020 | ON THE RED CARPET
Mackenzie Foy, Iain Glen and writer-director Ashley Avis talk to On The Red Carpet about their new film "Black Beauty."For all your entertainment news, follo... Read more >>
Working on 'Black Beauty' inspired star Mackenzie Foy to get involved with wild mustang foundation
November 25, 2020 | ENTERTAINMENT.IE
'Black Beauty' arrives on Disney+ this weekend and it marks a modern revamp of Anna Sewell's classic novel. We spoke to the film's star Mackenzie Foy about her... Read more >>
‘Black Beauty’ update an uplifting animal story with a beautiful message
November 25, 2020 | CHICAGO SUN TIMES
Kate Winslet voices the mustang’s thoughts to heart-melting effect in the family-friendly movie. Read more >>
Adapting and Updating “Black Beauty” for Disney+
November 24, 2020 | LAUGHING PLACE
Virtual benefit by Bodega horse rescue stars ‘Black Beauty’ filmmaker
November 14, 2020 | PRESS DEMOCRAT
Black Beauty Rides Again
November 12, 2020 | COWBOYS & INDIANS
With the new adaptation of Black Beauty coming to Disney Plus, director Ashley Avis and actors Kate Winslet, Iain Glen, and Mackenzie Foy prove there are still good horse movies to be made. Read more >>
Black Beauty director Ashley Avis brought horse girl bonafides to her Disney remake
November 11, 2020 | POLYGON
Director Ashley Avis’ adaptation of Anna Sewell’s classic novel is coming to Disney Plus. In an interview with the legit horse girl, she talks about safely training horses for set, wild mustang round-ups in America, and whether Mackenzie Foy is a horse girl now. Read more >>
