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Hollywood Horse Stories
By Stephen Schochet


A recent Hollywood rumor was that Tobey Maguire injured his back
during the making of Seabiscuit (2003) doing horseback riding
scenes, making him unable to star in the sequel to Spider-Man.
Although it turned out to be false, he rode a mechanical horse in
the film, many actors have had close calls working with horses.

One example was Michael Caine, whose first movie Zulu (1964)
required him to ride a horse after a hunting expedition, which after
several embarrassing takes almost bought his career to a premature
end. "I thought you said you had riding lessons!" said the angry
director. "I did!" said the beleaguered star. "And the first thing I
learned was I never wanted to ride one of these bloody things
again!"

He wasn't the only one. Jack Nicholson took a hard fall in The
Missouri Breaks (1976) which he shrugged off saying,"It would have
hurt if I was a real person instead of a movie star."

Some performers get along famously with their horses, the
relationship can go on for years. Gene Autry had Champion trained to
jump through a ring of fire at rodeos, the stunt always worked
perfectly until Champion aged and Gene had to replace him. Gene
exhibited no concern when he was advised by trainers that the new
Champion was not ready for prime time his first night on the
job. "It'll be all right boys!" reassured the cowboy through swigs
of tequila. The big moment came, the new horse rode out with Gene
toward the burning ring and came to a dead stop, sending the famous
cowboy star flying to complete the stunt on his own. The crowd
gasped but luckily Gene Autry was more drunk than hurt, he simply
got up and took a bow like it was all planned.

One can grow close to a horse then regret it later. After the twelve
year old Elizabeth Taylor fell in love with the beautiful black
creature she rode in National Velvet (1944), she begged producer Pan
Berman to let her keep it. It was a valuable animal, and some of the
MGM brass were unwilling to part with it. But Elizabeth was such a
sweet girl they gave in. Sixteen years later Pan met a much more
cynical Taylor now working on her fourth marriage, on the set of
another MGM movie Butterfield 8. "Say aren't you the one who gave me
that horse after National Velvet? I'm still feeding that son of a *$%
#!"

Most stars minimize their risks before riding. David Niven bribed a
trainer fifty dollars so he would get to ride a gentle nag while
filming The Prisoner Of Zenda (1937). He brought his animal next to
Raymond Massey's stallion, and both reluctant riders prepared for
the director to call action. Suddenly Niven noticed a shadow above
him, Massey's horse had risen on it's hind legs. Niven realized his
nag was in heat and dived out the way as Massey's stallion came down
on Niven's mare. He watched stunned as the helpless Massey bounced
on top of what now looked like a giant rocking horse!

Want to hear more stories? Stephen Schochet is the author and
narrator of the audiobooks "Fascinating Walt Disney" and "Tales Of
Hollywood". The Saint Louis Post Dispatch says," These two elaborate
productions are exceptionally entertaining." Hear RealAudio samples
at http://www.hollywoodstories.com.

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