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  • At The Water's Edge
    At The Water's Edge

    Original title: Vete piiril

    2023 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Mirjam Matiisen

    A portrait of a remarkable woman who lives alone in the remote part of Estonia, in Soomaa National Park. Every Spring, the area gets badly flooded for weeks at times, but still, she has no plans of leaving.

  • Hippodrome
    Hippodrome

    Originaalpealkiri: Hipodroom

    2021 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Vladimir Loginov

    An ode to a faded jewel in the heart of the Estonian capital – Tallinn Hippodrome. Once a majestic racecourse track, all that is left is a lonely horse stable. Today it has become a social club for bizarre parties, engagement photo sessions and a home for young girls and old men taking care of the remaining racehorses.

  • A Horse Called Palladium
    A Horse Called Palladium

    Original title: Lugu hobusest Palladium

    2006 | Documentary | Director: Ago Ruus

    Black stallion Palladium is the best Trakehner show jumping horse in Estonia and in Europe.

  • Balance between Man and Nature
    Balance between Man and Nature

    Original title: Inimese ja looduse tasakaal

    2006 | Nature, Documentary | Director: Ago Ruus

    The project of protecting and restoring endangered species in North-West of Estonia was the initiative of European Union Life-Nature Programme.

  • Married to horses
    Married to horses

    Original title: Laulatatud hobustega

    2004 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Ago Ruus

    Ute Wohlrab is a fragile German woman living in Valga county, Estonia, who wants to save the Old-Tori horse, an endangered species originated from Estonia.

  • The Sanctuary
    The Sanctuary

    Original title: Varjupaik

    1999 | Documentary | Director: Ago Ruus

  • The Estonian Draft Horse
    The Estonian Draft Horse

    Original title: Eesti raskeveohobune

    1996 | Documentary, Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Ago Ruus

    Documentary commissioned by the Estonian Horse Breeders' Society tells about the development of Estonian Draft or Eston-Arden horses.

  • In Tori Horse Breeding Farm on June 27, 1990
    In Tori Horse Breeding Farm on June 27, 1990

    Title in Estonian: Tori hobusekasvanduses 27.06.1990

    1990 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    The Nõu family in Tori horse breeding farm on June 27, 1990. Tori horses in stalls, yards and in a paddock.

  • Veohobused võistlevad ARHIIV
    Veohobused võistlevad ARHIIV

    1983 | Archive footage, Other categories | Director: Vello Aruoja

  • Aedade annid
    Aedade annid

    1982 | Documentary | Director: Vello Aruoja

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