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- 'The Wild Horses of Newbury' was shot by me, Mark Carroll, very early on a single morning in February 1996 at the building site of the Newbury Bypass. (UK) This controversial road was to cut through some beautiful, ancient English countryside and had met with massive and radical direct action protests, hence the number of security guards. The whole episode only lasted a few minutes.. nothing was staged. The security guards and police had circled two very old Oak trees and were preparing to chop them down , when two scruffy, seemingly wild horses appeared and began to interfere with the felling. One of the horses even confronted one of the police horses.....
This film was made by Mark Carroll and first distributed by 'Undercurrents'
It has also been broadcast on Channel 4.
You can contact me on here with a message.
Music by Terry Oldfield : Out of the Depths
New World Music
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The bravery and the sensitivity of the horses is incredibly powerful and moving. Mere words can not describe.
This...made me cry a little. That wild horse approaching that police's horse was so touching.
Between the cutting down of those magnificent trees and the appearance of the horses, the scene couldn't have been more sad or ethereal.
Life is strange.. and time especially. Sometimes this seems a long time ago and sometimes it seems like yesterday. It was such a powerful moment.. I was so lucky to be holding a video camera.. they were not as common as they are now back then!
So very bitter sweet; incredibly moving and unsettling simultaneously. My heart goes out to the people and animals missing their sacred presence.
I saw this at the South Bank this week. Magical, sad and beautiful.
@miriamsharland9186
I heard they were they showing it! How are they showing it? Is it being projected or is it on a screen? Is it on a loop?
@@woadboy hi, on the outside walls of the archives they've got blown up photos with some text panels about road protests. Your video is showing with another one in a loop on a small TV screen with two headphones for the commentary.
Love the video, thanks for recording this.
The Black horse & one of the Plod's horses had a meeting of the minds, a oneness between them - you can see & sense it.
This is so real and all the environment demonstration should have been here to stop it instead of stopping traffic in London. They should show this in all the schools. Tress should be protected around the world ! So sad when an ancient tree gets cut down. Well done for filming it. You deserve to get an Oscar mate.
We was there to stop it, but unfortunately Newbury was one tragic battle we lost.
reaching through space and time to rock my world. Wild horses are more in tune to the environs that protect them than humanity is today.
We must learn this lesson or perish.
God that is poignant and powerful. That protest had a real affect on me - seeing the lengths some brave people would go to. Had never heard about those two horses. I think you could call that "bearing witness"
Such sadness and pain, tightness in my chest, tears gently roll from my eyes. I wonder how many of those folk in yellow vests actually felt sadness to?
I found this very moving. Cannot help but compare it to the destruction of forests throughout the world, and man is supposed to be the superior being! Twelve years ago, I bought my horse Sîyan from a guy called John who was one of those heroic people who protested at this site.
Still gives me goosebumps each time I watch it.. Thank you for this..
@LizzieCornish thank you so much for your comments. I'm so glad that this film is still attracting attention 15 years after the event.. It was indeed a truly magical moment felt by all the people there.
Tears rolled from my eyes, not tears of weakness but tears of determination this time. We must not be defeated by those who destroy our planet. Earth is our house, everyone's house, and we all have a say here! Heart to all
Powerful! Made me weep. Posted on Facebook and will post in some groups. Everyone should see this.
+Donna Hughes thanks Donna
I don’t think it’s an accident that the two wild horses appeared there. To me this is very spiritual. This is the true magic of our world. This is a sign, and people need to take this seriously. Feels like the last remaining truth in this world is under attack, and we are letting it happen. Where have all the heroes gone? I’m absolutely disgusted with the smirk on the faces of the workers. They are spitting on native European heritage. Although the official academic sources do not acknowledge this truth, these trees are sacred to the native European people who’ve inhabited this land for thousands of years,
I've never seen horses behave in such a way. They moved in sync towards the scene of destruction, totally in sync with the alarm and primordial need to protect.
I can't recall million dollar trained show horses behaving like this - whether during olympic equestrian events, or anywhere else. What a profoundly moving awe-inspiring video. I feel so insignifcant in comparison, bless!
@@caperbabylone I agree!
Seems like yesterday Mark. Bless you mate! you captured it x
Thanks mate! ☺
My Mum Was Rallying Here When This Was Shot
It's not by chance those horses turned up...nor that you were there to film them. It was a bringing together of extraordinary souls for a very strong purpose...and whoever brought you and those magical horses together that morning, knew exactly what they were doing....For no other person could have captured or interpreted their message any better than you have here. A Spiritual Message that was formed that day to rise above The Destruction, creating an Army of Saviours.
Watching again... still get goosebumps
One of the most powerful omens captured on film. There was a deep communication between the wild horse and the police horse-two parts of our split nature, talking, recognizing each other. The horses no doubt felt the shaking of the earth under their hooves from afar and came running over, concerned. What have we done, oh what have we done.
An Extrordinary Visual Momement In Time That Still Resonates With The Landscape Vandalism Of Today
Hengist and horsa return to the English in spirit, it's a shame we didn't recognise them.
first saw this back in the day, maybe at Big Green Gathering, thanks for posting.. good memories and a reminder of the fights we had.. managed to prevent the destruction of lyminge forest in kent.. not long after this
thats right.. 'The Groovy Movie' cinema tent used to show it regularly at festivals.. and definately at the BGG :-)
did you redo the voice over? my friend and i remember the line 'england what have we become' as 'england, what have we done?'
Mumbles274 yes I did the voice over and wrote the poem :-)
I think the line you are talking about is " England, what has become of you?"
woadboy and it's the same poem from way back when? could be me and my friend have drug induced memory about it! sure we both remember it as 'what have we done! ' either way.. i drove home from work today and remembered this clip and your work and posted it on facebook and we had a good old reminise about those years... kudos to you.. it stuck in both our minds for all that time. powerful piece
Mumbles274 yeah its the same poem.. not changed anything. Maybe on a festi sound system after a few smokes " England what has become of you?" Sounded like " England what have we done to you?" Thanks for your kind comments.. it was a little moment of natural magic and I was just in the rght place at the right time with a camera !
I have just joined your Army, Mark! :0) And I'm going to post this video everywhere I can possibly think of. I urge others to do that to, and let's see if we can get The Wild Horses of Newbury's message to go out right around the world, for we are continuing to destroy at a hugely alarming rate!
Dear Lord, help us all please
Must help ourselves - those horses prayed to no one. They acted.
How sad... But how beautiful the connection of these two horses.
The animals know.
Anne Baring
England has lost its soul and this tragic event is one symptom of this loss. Will we recover our soul? Who knows?
this happened just as I was being borne....
Stunning and very profound. Excellent use of Terry Oldfield's music and the narration is restrained and meaningful, never mawkish. The clearly unstaged, agitated body language of the 'wild' horse towards the police horse is quite remarkable. An incredibly moving documentation of a shameful episode in England's recent history. Thank you.
Shockingly sad. So long to grow, such little time to fell. :(
What are we doing to this planet? Made me think of Bill Caddicks's song Unicorns which always moves me close to tears. Thank you for sharing this powerful film
This goes to show you that when you're normal, you're naturally concerned about exactly what the hell is going on in this world.
The trees are the lungs of the earth and now we have a virus attacking our lungs ...
thanks Nora
What did the Black Horse say to the Horse with a Cop on its back, when they touched heads, by the Black Horse rearing up reaction it feels to me that the pain of total control was felt by the Black Horse in that moment, feeling the subjugation of the Horse with an abuser on its back! We lost some tragic battles, Newbury, M11, Twyford etc, BUT We Won the Roads War! 💚🌻🌎✊🏽
Sad story...Made me sad...
Great vid
sad and beautiful
i can't stand watching people cuting:murdering trees
@coopersgirl52 Hi, Thanks for your comments :-)
Mark, this is the most extraordinary and moving piece of film I have ever seen. Do you know how to send it to James Cameron, or Stephen Spielberg, for this should be the basis of the strongest film ever created about what we are doing to the planet, how we have lost touch with ourselves and how the animals themselves are trying to tell The Destroyers to stop! It is the saddest yet most beautiful film I have ever, EVER seen. Thank you for caring.. x
Reminds me of the orang utan trying to stop the destruction of forest
They are the private security guards!
There were many demonstrations against the building of this road. Protesters had made camps in the trees and were throwing themselves in front of chainsaws. The government hired thousands of private security guards to stop the protesters interupting the chopping of the trees. On this morning, the security guards you can see surrounded the whole area of trees that the roadbuilders were wanting to chop down. They were there to stop the protesters getting in
woadboy Did you see the disgusting smirks on the faces of the private security people? They make me sick. They are spitting on European roots
Sniper rifle makes short work of such clustered targets.
This was beautiful and sad. But how many DO understand? :(
I like the idea that these two horses are a manifestation of Odin's eight legged horse Sleipnir, sent as an omen, and I hate to diminish the majesty of the experience, but I have to ask... did you ever find out whose horses they were? Did the neighbor accidentally leave a gate open? Maybe some fence needed repair and the horses got out?
The whole area was in chaos, with many diggers and machinery are security moving around. Hedges had been bulldozed and gates removed. The horses though obviously not truly wild seemed to have broken free for a while at least. We never found out whose horses they were, they disappeared as quickly as they appeared.
@TheJoyOfGaming ....the music in the film is from 'de profundis' by Terry Oldfield :-)
@CMSwithay thanks.. I'll check out the song you mention.
@Finomej
Thanks.
A deep warning being spoken here...but did any heed it ?
This is sad. i think the Trees had some sorts of communication and they
cry for help. but we human don't want to listen . but the nature answer
their call and those horse came to help. like Avatar movie. sad
Pianita avatar!Fucking Avatar!
Do you know where I can find this music?
Oh man !
MOTHERS and FATHERS ! OUR CHILDREN ARE SUFFERING ! PLEASE HELP. IT'S TIME !
What is the name of the song?
So true tetrachtys.
Both of those horse were distressed. They revealed more humanity than the security guards and certainly more than the planning authority who ordered it, who, no doubt, will be informed at some level, of what has happened to the rainforest, yet fail to acknowledge they are doing the same thing. One despairs at the intellectual capacity of our leaders. There is only way one way: to engage in politics ourselves lest, as Plato pointed out, we shall be ruled by those of lower intelligence than we.
I saw more regret and guilt in the faces of those security guards than any public health official shows today. What a crazy, odd fucked up world.
TREE OF LIFE. THIS THE KIND
OF THING SHOWING HOW DARK THE DARKNESS REALLY IS.
Really sad, our "intelligent" ways... :(
alright...!
@LizzieCornish Thank YOU Lizzie.... I'll email you shortly. Mark
I find it odd all those people at the scene, they can be seen from :27 to :35 seconds. Very odd indeed.
TH-cam was a great site when this was first uploaded. Now it's just a censored propaganda outlet.
So sad....
more all the time... but still not enough.
whata shame they cut those old oak.s trees down
@kayenne22 Thanks kayenne22 :)
Embarrassed to be human right now
What madness is this?
people follow carrots that enable their lives not life
You know what? The emotive music is unnecessary and manipulative. Stop. The sound of a felled tree is enough. The men 'doing their job' will not be moved.
Isn't encouraging an emotional response one of the aims of art? This isn't a documentary.
@@woadboy he missed the point bro this went all the way up to Scotland ,
hey your critique is 20+ years late. Might want to supercharge the caravans to keep up to what's going on today, eh?