Thursday, December 30, 2021

Better have a calm horse for this trick

 



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  1. From John Ford's "Rio Grande", the best horse riding ever filmed.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OugB51fX0nY

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    1. 'The Big Country' isn't too shabby either.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ogmIDd040U

      That top pony looks like it's got a Bureau of Land Management wild mustang brand.
      There's got to be a lot of love and trust between that gal and that horse.

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    2. That was on Grit late last night. Didn't watch, but I'd seen it before. That is pretty spectacular.

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    3. Not bad! That guy that slid behind the horse might not have been able to have kids after that stunt, though.

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    4. It's a great movie. Interesting side note about the scene where James McKay rides Old Thunder, from IMDb:

      "According to actor Slim Pickens' daughter, her father doubled Gregory Peck in the scene where Peck's character was bucked off the horse. Pickens owned the horse and didn't want anyone else riding it."

      I've also read that there was a secret code between he and the horse. He would be gentle as a lamb until Slim would give him the signal, then he'd turn into Old Thunder. And nobody making the movie could ever figure out what the signal was.

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  2. Both riders appear to be wearing sneakers. I'm sure the horses appreciate the lack of boot heels. Brave young lassies there, especially the bare back rider.

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  3. Better watch them ears on that hause?

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  4. I don't think such a thing as a calm horse exists. Nor a sane one.

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