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andymays
10-10-2010, 09:39 AM
http://www.slate.com/id/2270341/

Excerpt:

Secretariat, the new Disney film about the 1973 Triple Crown winner, debuts in theaters this weekend. What makes a horse a good actor? Intelligence. Whereas racing scouts look for the fastest horses, movie trainers look for the smartest ones. Trainers gauge intelligence by how attentive a horse is, and how quickly it learns commands.

joanied
10-10-2010, 01:46 PM
Pretty good article...but guess it's common sense as to what makes a horse a good actor...it's truly amazing what they can teach horses to do in the movies!