Sunday Night In Uncle Walt's Vault: The Horse With The Flying Tail

 

 

The fabulous true story of a jump-happy cow pony that
sailed to glory with a wave of his golden tail...

Image courtesy/IMDb

 

 

 From Season 9 of Walt Disney's Anthology program (Wonderful World of Color) first
 aired on network television in 1963, comes the intriguing, "The Horse With The Flying Tail"  
the story of a beautiful Palomino horse, Injun Joe, and his rise from humble origins to 
become a first class jumper called Nautical, who won the U.S. Equestrian team
 the gold medal at the the 1959 Pan American Games.

  Released as a companion feature with the Disney adventure movie, 
"Swiss Family Robinson" in 1960, and with the animated story of
"One Hundred And One Dalmations" (1961)  this film won an Oscar
 for Best Documentary at the 33rd Academy Awards in 1961.

The Horse With The Flying Tail
(1960)
Walt Disney Productions
Buena Vista Distribution Company
Uploaded by Keeping Walt In Disney
(July 24, 2026)