| There is a unique emotional bond between humans | | | | young farm girl Katy ... A television series ran from |
| and horses ever since the first man tried to mount this | | | | 1955 - 1958. |
| wonderful animal. Horses seem to have the ability to | | | | Seabiscuit |
| sense a person's mood and react to it. It is no wonder | | | | The story of Seabiscuit is based on a true story. |
| then that so many people enjoy books and feature | | | | Seabiscuit was a racing horse during the Great |
| films with horses as the stars. Here are some of the | | | | Depression, but not a very good one at that. For some |
| best known horses-actors. | | | | years he performed at the very lowest levels of |
| Black Beauty | | | | horse racing. But then three man saw the talents that |
| The book "Black Beauty" was written in the 1870's by | | | | apparently were hidden. Author Laura Hillenbrandt |
| writer Anna Sewell. She worked most of her life with | | | | made him into a legend by writing a bestseller about |
| horses and wrote the book especially with the intent to | | | | him. The consequent movie adaptation was inevitable. |
| report and correct abuse against these animals. | | | | Trigger |
| People all over the world know the story of Black | | | | Another real and living horse was Trigger. His fame |
| Beauty, even if they never read the book. Since the | | | | came from the actor Roy Rodgers, who always |
| 1940's three movie films have been made about this | | | | appeared in films as cowboy. He bought Trigger in the |
| animal, telling his story in his own voice. Even a TV | | | | 1930's. Since then the two became virtually inseparable |
| show was made that run for several seasons. | | | | and Trigger was as popular if not more popular than |
| My Friend Flicka | | | | Roy Rodgers himself. Trigger died at age 33 and |
| Flicka was the horse of a young rancher's son Ken | | | | when he died his hide was stretched over a plaster |
| McLaughlin in Wyoming. At least it was so in the | | | | likeness. Even today you can see Trigger in the "The |
| children's novel written by Mary O'Hara that told of | | | | Roy Rogers/Dale Evans Museum". (Roy Rogers-Dale |
| their incredible adventures together around the | | | | Evans Museum: 3950 Green Mountain Dr, Branson, |
| Goosebar Ranch. The first movie was made in the | | | | MO).The museum gets over 200,000 visitors a year |
| 1940's and a remake in 2006 stars Alison Lohman as | | | | and not surprisingly most people come to see Trigger. . |