Escaramuza: Riding from the Heart - Documentary Film

Documentary film by Pony Highway Productions run by Bill Yahraus and Robin Rosenthal about the US escaramuza team Las Azaleas from Perris, California, USA
Mark your calendars to watch the TV premiere of ESCARAMUZA: Riding from the Heart on Oct. 5.  The US based TV station PBS is showing it on their "Voces" series at 10pm eastern (check your local listings) as part of its Hispanic Heritage Month programming.

This four year film project tells the story of the escaramuza team Las Azaleas from Perris, California, during 2008 and 2009 as they strive to make the final cut to compete among the best escaramuza teams from Mexico and the U.S. at the National Charro Championships in Mexico. They made the cut back in 2009 to compete in Guadalajara, Mexico and will also be at the 2012  competition in Zacatecas, Mexico.

The husband-wife team of professional digital film making-artists Bill Yahraus and Robin Rosenthal at Pony Highway Productions
Robin Rosenthal and Bill Yahraus
The film is an unprecedented look into the daily lives of the young team members, first-generation Mexican-American horsewomen, through their life journeys of goal-setting, teamwork, responsibility and sacrifice, which escaramuza riders from both sides of the border can relate to and appreciate.

This kind of intimate look into the real lives of people is characteristic of its makers, the husband-wife team of professional digital film making-artists Robin Rosenthal and  Bill Yahraus. They create long-form documentaries, educational films and industrial films through their company Pony Highway Productions based in southern California. 

 If you can't catch the premier of  ESCARAMUZA: Riding from the Heart in October it will become available for purchase as a DVD on thieir website and you can keep up with the latest news on their Facebook Page.


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