Harry and Snowman
DIRECTOR: Ron Davis
Q/A with Producer, Karin Reid Offield; Andre deLeyer
Additional Info
DIRECTOR: Ron Davis
PRODUCERS: Ron Davis, Nancy Knox Talcott, Clay Westervelt, Karin Reid Offield, Paul Blavin
EDITOR: Nancy Kennedy
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Clay Westervelt
Dutch immigrant, Harry deLeyer, journeyed to the United States after World War II and developed a transformative relationship with a broken down Amish plow horse he rescued off a slaughter truck bound for the glue factory. Harry paid eighty dollars for the horse and named him Snowman. In less than two years, Harry and Snowman went on to win the triple crown of show jumping, beating the nation’s blue bloods. Eighty-six year old Harry tells their Cinderella love story firsthand, as he continues to train on today's show jumping circuit.
Ron Davis directed and produced the original HBO feature documentary, Miss You Can Do It (2013). In 2010, his feature documentary Pageant garnered more than 10 film festival awards and premiered on The Sundance Channel.