Actor Robert Bettles had an accident during filming. Bettles fell off a pony on the second day of shooting and was hesitant to ride it again.
This film is sometimes mistakenly known under the alternative title of "Born to Run". That title was the UK title and working title for Harness Fever (1977) which also features a period time, horses and an Australian setting as well as the same director (Don Chaffey) and child actor lead (Robert Bettles).
This movie was the first full-length Disney film to be shot in Australia. This fact was prominently mentioned on the Australian movie poster.
This movie was made and released about only two years after its source novel "A Sporting Proposition" by James Aldridge was first published in 1973.