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Cowgirls n' Angels is a 2012 American family film starring Young Artist Award winner Bailee Madison, Oscar nominee James Cromwell, and Jackson Rathbone. The film was directed by Timothy Armstrong from a script by Armstrong and Stephen Blinn. In January 2013 the producers and director began developing a story for another Cowgirls n' Angels film in 2013 starring Haley Ramm and Keith Carradine. This companion film, titled Dakota's Summer,commenced pre-production in the spring and principal photography began in June 2013 in Louisiana at various locations including Benton, Keachie, Keithville, Ruston, Shreveport and Belcher. Production was completed prior to July 4, 2013.
A group of rodeo trick-riders recruits a young girl to join them.
Cowgirls 'n Angels Dakota's Summer tells the story of Dakota Rose, a cowgirl and competitive trick rider who finds out at the age of seventeen that she was adopted. She secretly sets out to discover the truth about her adoption and meet her birth parents while visiting her grandfather, rodeo legend Austin Rose. At Austin's ranch on break from the Sweethearts of the Rodeo trick riding team, Dakota discovers that family is not defined by blood, but rather personal commitment and by the love they share. Finally at peace, Dakota trains with Austin in order to prepare to rejoin the Sweethearts for their final competition against the talented Lone Star trick riding team and become the champion trick rider she was destined to be.