This message is from: Anita Unrau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Got a chuckle out of Misha's description of the 13th Warrior.
Wouldn't say it was the worst movie I had seen but it sure could have used a story line. After two and a half months of filming some spectacular shots of the horses the six or so min. on the screen were a disappointment. We heard the Director John Tiernman and Michael Crichton had a big fight over the movie and the Director lost. He was the man with the vision of how it should be and controlled all the shooting and it was different from Mr. Crichton's. We plan on getting the video and going over the horse scenes frame by frame and see who we can identify. None of the spectacular shots were used that we could see. During filming they said they were happy if they got 4 or 5 seconds of good footage. I finally seen why. Everything was so fast my eyes had trouble adjusting to the fast pace and we were sitting near the front which was a mistake. The white Arab that Antonio rode had 16 or 17 different horses from start to finish if I remember right. The whole movie thing certainly was a eye opener but would do it again with a few changes. Out of the 22 head we took to Campbell River in 97 all are sold except for one gelding, the three broodmares that are not for sale and the only non Fjord that went. That was Strausser, our red dun Hanoverian gelding that we took to Ebbs, Austria in 98 for the World Singles Championship. His moment of movie fame was somersaulting in the moat with Mel Hyland, former World Champion Saddle Bronc rider. Mel got too close to the edge and a front foot sunk and over they went. Going exactly where you put Strausser, at whatever speed is what made Strausser so quick in the hazards. You have to respect that trust and not diminish it in any way. Mel didn't ride him again after that. The last few years have certainly been entertaining even if we haven't been home for most of it. Makes one wonder what the new millennium will bring. Anita Unrau Anvil's Acres Norwegian Fjord Horses "Disposition, Conformation, Versatility"
