Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion

Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion is a television movie starring Leif Garrett which aired November 6, 1977 on NBC. It is based on the novel San Domingo, The Medicine Hat Stallion by Newbery Medal award winner Marguerite Henry. The movie was developed and produced by Ed Friendly and directed by Michael O'Herlihy from a teleplay by Jack Turley. In 1978 Peter Lundy was awarded the Bronze Wrangler for Outstanding Western Fictional Television Program by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Summary
Peter Lundy (Leif Garrett) is a 15-year-old boy growing up in pre-Civil War Nebraska Territory with his father Jethro (played by Mitchell Ryan), mother Emily (played by Bibi Besch), and Grandma Lundy (played by Ann Doran). Peter resents the tyrannical way his father treats him and hates the bleak life at their prairie trading post. He raises a foal that was left at the trading post as a payment until it becomes old enough to ride. Peter and his horse then win a job with the Pony Express to carry correspondence and messages between the East and West coasts. It is a rough, hard, and dangerous job but Peter learns what he is made of and earns the respect of his father.

Cast

 * Leif Garrett as Peter Lundy
 * Milo O'Shea as Brisly
 * Bibi Besch as Emily Lundy
 * John Quade as Adam
 * Ann Doran as Grandma Lundy
 * Brad Rearden as Jim Baxter
 * Mitchell Ryan as Jethro Lundy
 * John Anderson as Alexander Majors
 * Charles Tyner as Lefty Slade
 * Ned Romero as Red Cloud
 * Jimmy Lydon as Muggeridge
 * Phil Mead as Hugo Rummelholf
 * Bill Hicks as Bolivar Roberts
 * Robert Tzudiker as Pee Wee

Awards
Won
 * Western Heritage Awards Bronze Wrangler (1978) for Fictional Television Drama - Film/Television
 * Ed Friendly, Producer
 * Michael O'Herlihy, Director
 * Jack Turley, Writer
 * Leif Garrett, Actor
 * Milo O'Shea, Actor

Nomination
 * Primetime Emmy Award (1978)
 * Outstanding Children's Special – Ed Friendly (producer)

Other Awards
 * Film Advisory Board Award of Excellence
 * Southern California Motion Picture Council Golden Halo
 * American Humane Association Award for outstanding contribution to the production of a motion picture with animals.