The White Horses
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The White Horses is a 1965 television series co-produced by RTS of Yugoslavia and BR-TV of Germany. It follows the adventures of a teenage girl (played by Helga Anders) who visits a farm run by her Uncle Dimitri (played by Helmuth Schneider) where white Lipizzaner horses are raised. It is called Počitnice v Lipici in Slovenian and Ferien in Lipizza in German. The series was a cult hit with children and comprised 13 episodes, filmed in black and white.
A dubbed version was broadcast in the United Kingdom in 1968 and repeated for many years afterwards (the dubbed soundtrack has since been lost). The theme tune was credited to "Jacky" and was sung by Jackie Lee, It became a top 10 hit in the UK charts in April 1968. Jackie Lee also had a hit with the theme tune to Rupert (the bear) in 1970/71.
The theme song was sung again by Andrea Ross on her debut album "Moon River" released in March 2007.
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http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=julka1 There is a slide show tribute to The White Horses currently on You Tube type in julka1 in the "You Tube" search box.
