remembering old movies and childrens books was on
the post today...but did anyone hear about this..unfortunately another one of
our equine friends earned their "wings" on Monday:
Reuters
By Borys Kit
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A mustang horse broke its neck and died
during filming of the 20th Century Fox movie "Flicka," a remake of 1943 classic
"My Friend Flicka."
The horse was killed Monday during filming at the Hansen Dam Equestrian
Center in the San Fernando Valley.
According to the City of Los Angeles' Department of Animal Services, which
conducted an investigation, the horse was running when it stepped on its own
lead rope and broke its neck. Animal Services is ruling the death an accident.
Animal Services spokeswoman Karen Knipscheer said that production was not
shut down at the time of the accident, and filming resumed Tuesday. She said the
production was informed that it could no longer use the horses involved in the
incident, which were domestic rodeo horses. Knipscheer said their owner was
shipping them home to Montana.
"We are terribly saddened by the events that occurred yesterday," Fox said in
a statement Tuesday. "The production has taken every possible precaution and
safety measure in shooting scenes where horses are involved."
The American Humane Assn. had four monitors on the set of "Flicka" when the
accident occurred Monday.
"This is a tragedy," AHA spokeswoman Sara Spaulding said. "As an
organization, we feel terrible that this horse died."
The organization said it is investigating the incident, as well as taking
other measures.
"Horses are particularly at high risk when there is intense action, so we're
looking at adding another level of supervision and looking at stricter
guidelines," Spaulding said.
Monday's accident marked the second time a horse was injured during filming
on "Flicka." The AHA said a horse broke its leg in an accident two weeks ago.
The break was so bad that the horse had to be euthanized.
Representatives for Fox and Animal Services said that they had no knowledge
of the previous incident and could not comment
