The Horse Boy

The Horse Boy Book and Movie

Information about Rupert Isaacson's latest book, The Horse Boy , the documentary based on his journey, Over the Hills and Far Away, autism, and other projects that Rupert Isaacson is involved with.

Meet Rupert Isaacson, his autistic son Rowan, and learn about their family's amazing journey across Mongolia.

The Book

The Horse Boy, by Rupert Isaacson

When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson was devastated, afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child. But when Isaacson, a lifelong horseman, rode their neighbor's horse with Rowan, Rowan improved immeasurably. He was struck with a crazy idea: why not take Rowan to Mongolia, the one place in the world where horses and shamanic healing intersected?

THE HORSE BOY is the dramatic and heartwarming story of that impossible adventure. In Mongolia, the family found undreamed of landscapes and people, unbearable setbacks, and advances beyond their wildest dreams. This is a deeply moving, truly one-of-a-kind story--of a family willing to go to the ends of the earth to help their son, and of a boy learning to connect with the world for the first time.

The Documentary- The Horse Boy Movie

(formerly titled Over the Hills and Far Away) a film by Michael Orion Scott and Rupert Isaacson

The Horse Boy does more than chronicle Rowan and his family's journey across this vast, wild landscape. It delves into the strange world of autism itself, the relationship between humans and animals, between different cultures, different ways of being (autistic versus normal, or 'neuro-typical'), and the nature of healing. We hear the varied theories on autism from the experts in the field, well-known researchers of autism such as Dr Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University, Dr Temple Grandin, recovered autist and professor of animal behaviour at Colorado State University, and Anthropologist and researcher Roy Richard Grinker of the George Washington University. But above all, The Horse Boy tells the story of a family that goes to the end of the earth to find a way into their son's life.

"Official" Horse Boy Links

Get to where you need to go in a hurry!

The Horse Boy Book and Movie page
Start reading or listening!: Excerpts from the book and audio clips read by Rupert Isaacson
The Horse Boy Facebook group page
Rupert Isaacson's Facebook page
The Horse Boy Foundation page

The Horse Boy Movie Trailer

Runtime:
views
Comments:

curated content from YouTube

Film Festival Awards for The Horse Boy Movie

(formerly Over The Hills and Far Away) a film by Michael Orion Scott and Rupert Isaacson

Official Selection - 2009 Sundance Film Festival
Audience Award Winner - 2009 SXSW Film Festival
Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature - 2009 Sarasota Film Festival
Official Selection - 2009 Hot Docs Film Festival

What's the buzz about The Horse Boy?

Latest blog posts from around the web

Judy Darley reviews The Horse Boy by Rupert Isaacson ...: Rupert Isaacson doesn't set out to answer any questions, merely to record and share his own son's journey through the vivid, often brutal, landscape of autism.
WOSU Arts Blog» Blog Archive » The Horse Boy: My WOSU colleague Marcelita Haskins would like to arrange a showing of the film ?The Horse Boy? for parents and all of those affected by the autism spectrum. ?The Horse Boy,? based on the book by Rupert Isaacson, tells of the Isaacsons' ...
Save The Date! Saturday March 6, 2010 'The Horse Boy' Presented by ...: Rowan's father, Rupert Isaacson, a writer and former horse trainer along with his wife, Kristin Neff, a psychology professor, take Rowan on a journey that will eventually change all their lives. The Horse Boy presents front and center ...
The Horse Boy | Film Review | Slant Magazine: Apparently, Rupert Isaacson's is one of them. An Austin-based journalist, Isaacson has already penned a bestseller about his journey to Mongolia undertaken to heal (though not cure) his autistic son, and now, serving as producer, ...

Powered by Google

The latest news about Rupert Isaacson's The Horse Boy ....

Recent news releases from around the web

After fire, Horse Boy Foundation needs donated equine equipment: Rupert Isaacson says the Horse Boy Foundation is still in operation, but it must replace items such as saddles and horse blankets that were not insured. ...
Taking a risk for family in 'Horse Boy': By Sean P. Means Rowan Isaacson, a boy with autism, is featured in the documentary "The Horse Boy," a film by Michel Orion Scott and Rupert Isaacson. ...
Mongolia meets autism in moving 'Horse Boy': That's not a cliche for the mother and father in the touching, deeply personal documentary "The Horse Boy." In 2004, writer-journalist Rupert Isaacson and ...
Autism: A healing, not a cure: Rupert Isaacson with his son Rowan at a horse boy camp on the Cowal peninsula, Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland. Photograph: Murdo Macleod It's a ...

Powered by Google

The Media Loves The Horse Boy

New York Times movie review of The Horse Boy documentary: An excellent review of the movie - a New York Times Critics Pick!
The Horse Boy moves to #20 on the New York Times Best Seller List
The Horse Boy on the CBS News with Katie Couric
New York Times story about The Horse Boy
Rupert talks to Sanjay Gupta on CNN about his family's journey
Links to reviews and news articles about The Horse Boy

Conversations on the web about Rupert Isaacson's The Horse Boy

Quel sont vos livres références sur l’autisme?: [...] encore commence. Et puis dans le genre vecu il y aussi The Horse Boy de Rupert Isaacson, une aventure reelle, d'un papa qui emmene son fils [...] ;raquo; pour l'autisme de son fils Rowan. Tres poignant, magnifiquement ecrit, il est en [...] Read more comments by Alicia

powered by Backtype

The Horse Boy - Order Now

The Horse Boy: A Father's Quest to Heal His Son

by: Rupert Isaacson

(Hardcover)

Amazon Price: $16.49 (as of 02/09/2010)

The Horse Boy: A Father's Quest to Heal His Son

by: Rupert Isaacson

(Audiobook)(Unabridged)(Audio CD)

Amazon Price: $19.79 (as of 02/09/2010)

Other Books by Rupert Isaacson

The Healing Land: The Bushmen and the Kalahari Desert

by: Rupert Isaacson

Amazon Price: $10.40 (as of 02/09/2010)

The Wild Host: The History and Meaning of the Hunt

by: Rupert Isaacson

Amazon Price: (as of 02/09/2010)

Zimbabwe, Botswana, & Namibia

by: Rupert Isaacson

Amazon Price: (as of 02/09/2010)

South Africa

by: Rupert Isaacson

Amazon Price: $15.56 (as of 02/09/2010)

South Africa on the Wild Side

by: Rupert Isaacson

Amazon Price: (as of 02/09/2010)

You might also be interested in these related titles...

The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger's

by: Temple Grandin

Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 02/09/2010)

The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through the Unique Perspectives of Autism

by: Temple Grandin, Sean Barron

Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 02/09/2010)

Emergence: Labeled Autistic

by: Temple Grandin, Margaret M. Scariano

Amazon Price: $9.32 (as of 02/09/2010)

Rupert Isaacson Projects

Other International projects Rupert Isaacson is involved with

Land Rights Fund: Indigenous Land Rights Fund - Advocates for Indigenous people around the globe
Nomadicare: Nomadicare supports the sustainability and cultural survival of nomadic peoples in Mongolia, harmonizes traditional and modern medicine, supports education, and documents nomadic ways and heart songs for future generations.
Diamonds for Africa Fund: Diamonds for Africa provides funding from the resale of donated diamonds, or cash donations to African communities ravaged by the diamond trade.
H.E.L.P.: Hunters and Ecologists for a Living Planet
Chizpro: Chiizarira Wilderness Support Project. The aim of this project is to support and sustain the Chizarira Wilderness Region in Zimbabwe.
Handicapped Equestrian Learning Program: Handicapped children are finding new freedom on horseback at the Handicapped Equestrian Learning Program, Inc.