Four-legged Stars

Horses and Heart on The Hallmark Channel

In early spring, when late snows still threatened the Pacific Northwest despite the growing number of clear, sunny days on the calendar, the Northwest Horse Source team made the short trek across the border into BC, Canada to watch a day in the filming of Every Second Counts, a new horse movie from The Hallmark Channel.

A story of the sacrifices we make for love and a young woman's self-realization, Every Second Counts follows Brooke Preston (Magda Apanowicz from TV's "Kyle XY") as she rises to stardom in the world of team penning, just like her father before her. The problem is, she isn't sure that's the path in life she wants to pursue. Her father, Joe (Stephen Collins, "7th Heaven"), has his heart set on Brooke's rodeo success. He shares with her his own considerable skills as he lets more and more ride on his belief that his daughter can--and will--be a champion. Brooke's mother, Helen (Barbara Williams, "Quarterlife"), supports the young woman's other dream: to attend veterinary school. In a story of hopes and dreams, injuries and upsets, the horses fill the family's lives with a passion that any horse person can understand.

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