Quite possibly the studio gave the horse
to him. That's what MGM (I think) did after Elizabeth Taylor finished
"National Velvet." They gave her the horse that was the main
character.
I just got the movie Hidalgo for my birthday. First time I
watched it, I laughed. I have NEVER seen so many horses so well-behaved
at the start of ANY endurance race! Even my well-mannered girl gets
wild and acts up! There were only two horses that even showed their
excitement. YEAH RIGHT!!! I also thought about sending Viggo
Mortenson a letter asking him if he was going to attend any Endurance
rides in the future after doing this movie, but I found out that since
his rise to popularity from the Lord of the Rings series, he is no
longer accepting fan mail since he can't possibly answer each letter
himself. I don't know if this is a good or bad thing yet, but it is his
life. I saw he is an artist and has done exhibits for his work. Maybe
someone can ask him about it sometime and pass his answer on to
us. I don't want to take away from Tevis talk, or turn this into
talk about Frank Hopkins or the movie, just wanted to share a laugh
over Hollywood with those who know better. :0)\
In His
Hands, Lisa P. Ocala National Forest,
Florida
