There’s a new horse-focused TV show in town, or at least on Apple+, that is grabbing attention and headlines. The four-part docuseries Cowboy Cartel, which began streaming in August, has been picking up steam.
The series follows a rookie FBI agent who cracked the case of one of Mexico’s most ruthless cartels, Los Zetas, and the multimillion-dollar money laundering operation they ran through the heart of the American Quarter Horse racing industry.
“The first thing I said when I heard the story was, ‘Is this real?’” co-director and co-executive producer Dan Johnstone told My San Antonio. “It was such a sprawling story. For us, it was about getting people to … really see the emotion of these communities being damaged by these nefarious activities. Once we understood that, it was, no pun intended, off to the races.”