1 9 9 5 , ▁, ▁pp .   3 8 – 3 9 ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : English ▁bre wers <0x0A> </s> ▁R ide ▁a ▁Wild ▁P ony ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁American - Austral ian ▁family ▁advent ure ▁film ▁produced ▁by ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Produ ctions , ▁directed ▁by ▁Don ▁Ch aff ey ▁and ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁novel ▁A ▁Sport ing ▁Proposition ▁by ▁James ▁Ald ridge . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Set ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁Australian ▁town ▁during ▁the ▁inter war ▁period , ▁the ▁film ▁follows ▁the ▁battle ▁between ▁two ▁children , ▁Scott , ▁a ▁poor ▁farm ▁boy , ▁and ▁Jos ie , ▁the ▁hand ic apped ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁wealth y ▁ran ch ▁owner , ▁for ▁ownership ▁of ▁a ▁horse ▁that ▁both ▁children ▁love . ▁Scott ▁requires ▁a ▁horse ▁to ▁ride ▁seven ▁miles ▁to ▁school ▁today ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁bu ys ▁an ▁un bro ken ▁p ony , ▁which ▁Scott ▁names ▁T aff . ▁Jos ie ▁year ns ▁to ▁ride ▁again ▁but , ▁being ▁aff lic ted ▁with ▁pol io ▁two ▁years ▁ago , ▁must ▁sett le ▁on ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁cart ▁and ▁p ony . ▁Scott ' s ▁p ony ▁disapp ears , ▁while ▁a ▁p ony ▁is ▁eventually ▁selected ▁for ▁Jos ie ▁from ▁her ▁father ' s ▁her d . ▁When ▁Scott ▁sees ▁the ▁horse , ▁which ▁Jos ie ▁named ▁Bo , ▁performing ▁in ▁the ▁p ony ▁and ▁cart ▁competition ▁at ▁the ▁town ship ▁fair , ▁he ▁recogn izes ▁it ▁as ▁his ▁horse ▁and