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Post by cally on Dec 14, 2008 0:03:17 GMT 1
Having only just bought October's 'Horse and Rider' UK, I read that Mr Ed, Fury, Black Beauty and Flicka were ALL American Saddlebreds! Evidently as well as being naturally flashy they like to perform and are easy to train.
so there you go.
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Post by garej on Dec 14, 2008 11:59:44 GMT 1
Having only just bought October's 'Horse and Rider' UK, I read that Mr Ed, Fury, Black Beauty and Flicka were ALL American Saddlebreds! Evidently as well as being naturally flashy they like to perform and are easy to train. Docs Keepin Time (the horse who played Black Beauty in the 1994 version and also appeared in The Horse Whisperer) is an Quarter Horse. Hightower (who played Ginger in the same movie, and the traumatised horse in The Horse Whisperer) again is an Quarter Horse.
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Post by Claire on Dec 14, 2008 18:06:19 GMT 1
Huh, so even in the horse world the American actors get all the best parts! ;D
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Post by fizz on Dec 18, 2008 19:38:52 GMT 1
The horse that played Banner in the Flicka movie was a thoroughbred called Misty, his registered name was Mist-a-Shot. He appeared in a lot of fims of that era. When I was a child I had a book called Movie Horses which featured all the equine stars of the 1940s, 50s & 60s. Banner got more fan mail apparently than Flicka herself, who was as someone has already posted, a pure bred arab.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2009 13:02:47 GMT 1
I recently purchased the adventures of black beauty series one and two on DVD
Really did bring back memories...that music sent shivers down my spine!
I think the first series was the best, but all that neighing Black Beauty did made me grit my teeth after awhile ;D
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Post by snowfilly on May 6, 2009 14:08:32 GMT 1
Movie Horses - I had an anthology that featured something about them, including Banner's real name. Now, if only I could remember what it was called, and when I last saw it...
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Post by Claire on May 6, 2009 19:49:11 GMT 1
Rosie has got me onto the subject of annoying things in horse movies/shows. Is it just me or is anyone else annoyed by all the rearing that goes on? Seems you can't have a horse on TV without it going up on its hind feet every few minutes. And it is a tad galling to real horsy people a)cos its the last thing we want b) cos it is just not bloomin realistic.
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Post by kunuma on May 6, 2009 20:50:39 GMT 1
Movie Horses - I had an anthology that featured something about them, including Banner's real name. Now, if only I could remember what it was called, and when I last saw it... I've got something called The Animals' Who's Who - it does have some info, but I think there is a much better one about movie horses, somewhere............. I have read that Banner was played by Highland Dale, the American Saddlebred stallion that played Fury - that was in the original film though, not the most recent one! Has anyone read this one? I think it is too recent to be the one we are looking for, but wondered if it was any good? Hollywood Hoofbeats: Trails Blazed Across the Silver Screen Petrine Day Mitchum with Audrey Pavia BowTie Press October 2005 216 Pages Color and B&W photographs When Gene Autry Entertainment needed assistance creating our Champion section of the Official Gene Autry website, author Petrine Day Mitchum rode to our rescue with research and information. With so many horses portraying the Wonder Horse of the West, we were excited to work with such an informed gal as Petrine. Her new book, Hollywood Hoofbeats features all of the Champions, including Little Champ. From the daring Western escapades of Trigger to the breathtaking beauty of the Black Stallion, horses have blazed trails across the big and small screen and into our hearts and imaginations. Bucking broncos, trick horses, and "getaway" mounts became the first real movie stars in groundbreaking early films such as The Great Train Robbery, instilling each frame with action and suspense. In Hollywood Hoofbeats, author Petrine Day Mitchum, along with Audrey Pavia, shares a wealth of information on the lives of movie horses. Versatile horses carry singing cowboys across America's West in films such as Under the Western Stars and Ben Hur. Compelling stories, historic black-and-white photos and richly colored contemporary stills, and insightful commentary combine for an entertaining and informative read Claire -don't watch the Saddle club series!!
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Post by Claire on May 6, 2009 21:16:24 GMT 1
Thanks for that info kunuma. Sounds a really interesting book altho could have some unpleasant bits...I'm thinking about the horses killed in Ben Hur and other films of that ilk.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2009 14:57:30 GMT 1
Rosie has got me onto the subject of annoying things in horse movies/shows. Is it just me or is anyone else annoyed by all the rearing that goes on? Seems you can't have a horse on TV without it going up on its hind feet every few minutes. And it is a tad galling to real horsy people a)cos its the last thing we want b) cos it is just not bloomin realistic. And what about when they show the top half of someone supposedly riding and they are jigging about all wrong, you just know they aren't on a horse! And when they make clopping sounds which don't match up with the horse at all, like trotting when they are really cantering etc.
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Post by Claire on May 10, 2009 21:37:39 GMT 1
Lol Rosie. I can just see someone with a pair of coconut halves clopping them together in the background ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2009 18:15:21 GMT 1
Lol Rosie. I can just see someone with a pair of coconut halves clopping them together in the background ;D ;D ;D
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Post by kunuma on May 11, 2009 20:35:14 GMT 1
Please tell me I am not the only sad one who tries to work out where the particular costume drama/cowboy film was actually filmed, by looking at the horses breeds and tack!! ;D You can always tell the Spanish Westerns, and when the knights were galloping round the Welsh hills on local trekking horses! Also it is interesting how the goodie always gets the best looking horse, can't you just imagine the actors leaning over the field gate and picking them!Some of the horses did the rounds of the leading characters and appear in several films. There is one hilarious John Wayne film (well, it isn't meant to be funny!) where his faithfull mutt dog is actually played by Lassie. They dyed him black for the film, but there is a lot of galloping across rivers with the wagon train - and every time the poor dog emerges from the water - it is Lassie coloured again!! In the next shot it has had a hasty redye! ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2009 7:28:34 GMT 1
A well bred horse with long flowing mane and tail, glossy coat, rearing to order, yep I know what you mean. ;D
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Post by kunuma on May 12, 2009 14:34:46 GMT 1
Yes, especially the manes and tails (used to wonder how a hard working bandit managed to find the time between holding up the wagon trains to give his stallion a shampoo and set! ;D ) But I was also intrigued, with the genuine quarter horses, how they did the pointed tails, I only found out years later just how much careful tail pulling that takes. i always preferred it to our 'bang' tails though. Plus, have you noticed how rarely cowboy films get filmed in the winter even when they are set in the winter time? Very rare to see a woolly horse!
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2009 17:57:10 GMT 1
Lol! Talking of tails.. I think the English pulled and pointed variety is called a switch tail or something like that? I'm a sucker for coloured horses so I was always on the Indians side
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Post by kunuma on May 13, 2009 20:00:36 GMT 1
I read that when they filmed the Lone Ranger series, and the Lone Ranger galloped off on his faithful Silver to do his good deeds, followed by Tonto on Scout, that the actor playing Tonto had to hang on to Scout and hold him back, or he would have passed Silver and left him struggling to keep up as he was so much faster!!
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Post by Claire on May 13, 2009 20:57:28 GMT 1
Haha such is life ;D
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