“Elizabeth Elson’s Born in a Barn is a model documentary… a respectful study that pays homage to the (ponyplay) subculture without sugarcoating or sensationalizing it. “
- Gary Morris BRIGHT LIGHTS FILM JOURNAL (read more)

“Anyone who harbors a private kink should see this film. Better yet, anyone who claims an inability to understand fetishes should watch it, and learn not only compassion, but how oddly normal fetish freaks actually are. “
- Abby Ehmann EROS GUIDE (read more)

“Elizabeth Elson’s delightful doc is an intimate and affectionate look at this close-knit community.”
- Tod Booth SF INDIE FEST (read more)

“Director Elizabeth Elson’s captivating documentary cracks the whip on the human-pony fetish community, highlighting the personal eroticism that might otherwise be seen as mere (or is that mare?) horsing around.”
- Jim Norrena FRAMELINE 29/ SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL LGBT FILM FESTIVAL (read more)

“There's nothing as odd as preparing to laugh at another person's fetish and then finding yourself mildly seduced if not completely won over. Elizabeth Elson's subtly hypnotic documentary, on people who like to pretend they're horses and have other people ride them, succeeds in making the case for pony play.”
- David Lamble CLAUDESPLACE weblog (read more)