` ` War Horse '' chronicles the experiences of a feisty colt , a colt named Lightning . The film is Spielberg 's pedigree picture -- a front - runner for the Academy Awards . `` War Horse '' is his pedigree picture , the tipsters ' front-runner for the Academy Awards . Hard to tell who 's the target audience -- teenage film fans ?
` ` War Horse '' chronicles the experiences of a feisty colt , a colt named Lightning . The film is Spielberg 's pedigree picture -- a front - runner for the Academy Awards . Hard to tell who 's the target audience -- teenage film fans ?