Episode
Modern Marvels: The Horse
Overview
A celebration of the horse, the animal that helped mankind change the world; the thoroughbred racing industry in Kentucky; how a Minnesota logging company uses real horsepower; a Colorado program pairs horses and prison inmates.
Details
- Series
- Modern Marvels
- Season
- Season 15
- Episode
- Episode 34
- Air date
- 2008-11-19
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
The Horse is Episode 34 in Season 15 of Modern Marvels. It aired on 2008-11-19. The runtime is 44 min.
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