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    Is the horse that played War Adimral in Sea Biscuit the same that played Topthorn in Warhorse? (I am aware that numerous horses were used in production)

    Question #125563. Asked by wdstk. (Mar 28 12 1:02 PM)


    serpa

    		This is what I found.

    One way of minimizing stress was by "job sharing." Multiple horses played the role of Joey and his friend, Topthorn. Non-toxic paint made the doubles' markings look identical so they could be used interchangeably and kept well-rested.

    http://www.americanhumanefilmtv.org/on-the-set-war-horse/



    In Reel Life: Seabiscuit is one horse.
    In Real Life: In producing the movie, 10 Seabiscuits and four War Admirals were used. This was because the race sequences necessitated multiple takes a day (too much for an individual horse to handle), and also because different horses did different things particularly well.

    http://espn.go.com/page2/s/merron/030828.html

    Mar 28 12, 1:55 PM
    ankhsunamun1

    		In the Seabiscuit race sequence, they used 'Special Ring' (Seabiscuit) and 'Verboom' (War Admiral)...

    Mar 28 12, 2:14 PM

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