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Sep 3, 2018 · Actors obviously have variable riding ability — Sam is insistent that all actors come to their yard for an assessment and gives further lessons if necessary — but the movie horses ridden by...
- Ploy Radford
While many actresses can be seen casually riding horses into the sunset on film, Nicole Kidman chooses to take her love of horses to the next level. Owning several of her own horses, Nicole performed her own riding stunts in several films including Australia and Far and Away .
Mar 22, 2016 · Lilley won’t allow untrained actors to ride the horses, or let the directors overwork them. He says that he’s nearly come to blows with directors trying to drive the animals too hard.
- Eric Grundhauser
Jan 14, 2009 · He worked for the Miller Brothers in the 101 Ranch shows before he and his horse Tony became motion picture’s best riding duo. Ben Johnson and Joel McCrea were good riders, and recently both Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones are fine horsemen.
- Robert Redford and Let’s Merge. Robert Redford has been a heartthrob through the decades but he was also known for his love of horses. In 1979 film The Electric Horseman, Redford played a down-on-his-luck rodeo star who steals a racehorse.
- Viggo Mortensen and Uraeus, Kenny and TJ. Actor Viggo Mortensen has got a habit of adopting his equine co-stars. Not only did he purchase 14.2hh paint pony T.J.
- Elizabeth Taylor and King Charles. Elizabeth Taylor already knew her co-star before she starred in National Velvet. She’d been riding seven-year-old thoroughbred King Charles at her country club, and personally chose him to play her character’s horse, The Pie, in the film.
- Roy Rogers and Trigger. Legend of the Golden Age Westerns, Roy Rogers was known for his roles as a singing cowboy, but he also shared a large portion of the limelight with his equine pard’ner, a 15.3hh palomino stallion.
Feb 7, 2020 · “You’ve got to have horses that actors can work around, ones they can ride and the ones that can act up [as the script calls] so it’s always double horses on that series.” Hidalgo is a biographical Western movie based on the legend of American distance rider Frank Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen) and his Mustang, Hidalgo.
Can you think of more celebrities who ride? It is sure to be a long list if you think back through all the movies where there are actors riding and you dig into their lives with horses! You can find more interesting stories in our section on Recreation & Lifestyle.
