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

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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

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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

THE HORSE BOY trailer - Der Websolution Kompass: When two-year-old Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson, a writer and former horse trainer, and his wife Kristin Neff, a psychology professor, sought the ? Tags: HORSE, Trailer ...
Discussing autism — and screening The Horse Boy | The Hall Monitor: A film by Michel Orion Scott and Rupert Isaacson How far would you travel to heal someone you love? An intensely personal yet epic spiritual journey, The Horse Boy follows one Texas couple and their autistic son as they trek on ...
PLAYBACK:stl - SEE THE LIGHT - The Horse Boy (Zeitgeist Films, NR): Rowan's parents, Rupert Isaacson and Kristin Neff, sought out the best available medical treatment for Rowan, but to no avail. They felt they were losing their son as surely as if a demon had snatched away his soul. ...
SURAKSHA: The Horse Boy : One Family's Adventure in Fighting Autism: The Horse Boy is a story of a family that traveled half way across the world to understand their son; to heal him. Journalist Rupert Isaacson and his wife, Kristin, a professor of psychology set on a journey to Mongolia, a place where ...

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Recent news releases from around the web

The Horse Boy (Zeitgeist Films, NR): Rowan's parents, Rupert Isaacson and Kristin Neff, sought out the best available medical treatment for Rowan, but to no avail. They felt they were losing ...
Rupert Isaacson interview: The author talks autism, 'The Horse Boy' and code ...: This is part two of an interview with Rupert Isaacson, author of "The Horse Boy" and subject of a documentary of the same title. (If you missed it, ...
The Horse Boy: Journey to new understanding of autism: A film companion to the recent best-seller by Rupert Isaacson, The Horse Boy depicts the potentially foolhardy journey that Isaacson ? an aid worker, ...
A well-meaning but arduous trek: But Isaacson takes a detour from what most parents might try. ?The Horse Boy'' - that name - captures the parents undergoing various rituals suggested by ...

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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?: [...] 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 cours [...] Read more comments by Alicia

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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 11/27/2009)

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

by: Rupert Isaacson

(Audiobook)(Unabridged)(Audio CD)

Amazon Price: $19.79 (as of 11/27/2009)

Other Books by Rupert Isaacson

The Healing Land: The Bushmen and the Kalahari Desert

by: Rupert Isaacson

Amazon Price: $11.05 (as of 11/27/2009)

The Wild Host: The History and Meaning of the Hunt

by: Rupert Isaacson

Amazon Price: (as of 11/27/2009)

Zimbabwe, Botswana, & Namibia

by: Rupert Isaacson

Amazon Price: (as of 11/27/2009)

South Africa

by: Rupert Isaacson

Amazon Price: $15.56 (as of 11/27/2009)

South Africa on the Wild Side

by: Rupert Isaacson

Amazon Price: (as of 11/27/2009)

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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.