Hi Ho, Stars of the Silver Screen!

A Equus caballus named Cloud Ten takes center-screen inward this scene from Disney’s movie, The Lone Ranger.

Hi Ho Silver in addition to Away! While the Lone Ranger in addition to Tonto mightiness hold upwardly the large names inward Disney’s latest epic, it is Silver in addition to his side-kick, Scout, who volition grab the attending of the average Equus caballus possessor – cheers to Bobby Lovgren in addition to his helpers.

Lovgren is 1 of the most experienced Equus caballus trainers inward the motion painting industry, was the caput trainer on The Lone Ranger.

The South African-born trainer didn’t only operate amongst Silver in addition to Scout. He also had to operate with, in addition to brand beautiful, their iv to 6 lookalikes – all of whom were geldings.

This was no slow task. Every possessor of a Equus caballus amongst a lot of white markings volition empathize, knowing what a painstaking in addition to never-ending project staying construct clean tin be.

Bobby Lovgren’s preparation of horses for a string of high-profile movies, including War Horse, lead hold delivered unopen to memorable on-screen equine moments. He’s pictured hither amongst his ain horse, Finder, who starred inward War Horse.

Lovgren said the hardest role of his project was maintaining the appearance of the horses in addition to keeping them looking alike.

“That was the most hard part. Keeping those white horses clean. It was a nightmare only keeping them construct clean from scene to scene.

“And at that spot was a lot of pinkish skin. They sunburn in addition to then easily, in addition to then there’s a lot of high maintenance – sunscreen, flyspray etc.

“Teaching them to create things was the slow part.”

Lovgren, who was born in addition to lived inward South Africa for many years, has been preparation inward the U.S.A. for nearly 22 years.

He also trained horses during his fourth dimension inward South Africa, but rates his years inward the U.S.A. every bit of to a greater extent than significance.

He says he’s learnt enough during that fourth dimension in addition to had enough of opportunities to notice horses.

Smart horses

Over the years, Lovgren has industrial plant life that unopen to horses are smarter than others, but every bit he said: “Some Equus caballus trainers are smarter than others, too!”

With horses, though, you lot lead hold to expose the natural powerfulness of each horse, he says.

“If a Equus caballus doesn’t lead hold the athletic powerfulness to create unopen to large jumping nosotros shouldn’t enquire him to.

“Every Equus caballus has adept in addition to bad qualities in addition to it’s a thing of finding the correct Equus caballus for the job. Some horses are actually adept at standing all the same in addition to others are no adept at all.”

Breeds

Lovgren says 1 of his favourite breeds would hold upwardly the Andalusion.

“The Andalusion lead hold really adept across-the-board ability. They are athletic in addition to calm in addition to really slow for anyone to ride. I create similar Friesians every bit well.”

For motion painting work, it is oft a thing of finding a detail type of horse, in addition to breed tin hold upwardly of piffling importance.

Bobby Lovgren at operate on the movie, Stripes.

“It’s really subject on what the manager needs for the film. For example, inward an activity film, thoroughbreds are great.

“Every manager wants something new, in addition to then it’s ever a challenge.”

His project entails preparation  horses of all ages in addition to type.

Generally, he has industrial plant life that older horses are easier to train.

“Five to six-year-olds are my favorite, in addition to oft eleven to 12-year-olds are the easiest.

“The younger horses, 1 to two-year-olds, in addition to foals, are means to a greater extent than difficult, in addition to working amongst these lead hold been unopen to of my to a greater extent than challenging films.

“It all depends on what the Equus caballus has to do.”

Logistics

An of import role of his project is dealing amongst the logistics of preparation for a movie.

“It tin hold upwardly quite an issue. Where am I staying, where tin I train? There’s such a huge complement of people involved inward each movie.

“On an average film, you lot lead hold 3 months to expose the horses in addition to develop them.

“With The Lone Ranger, nosotros came inward tardily in addition to then nosotros had exclusively 2 months to become create for the film, in addition to then at that spot actually was quite a chip of trace per unit of measurement area on to become it done.”

Despite that pressure, The Lone Ranger came together in addition to has ended upwardly a memorable motion painting for Lovgren.

During his 22 years preparation horses inward the US, Lovgren has trained horses for 22 characteristic films in addition to numerous telly productions.

“Each celluloid had its upstanding points, but at that spot are iv films that stand upwardly out for me, that I’m specially proud of.

A scene from The Lone Ranger.

“They are, Running Free [which had a lot of foals aged 3 to 6 months], Racing Stripes, War Horse in addition to The Lone Ranger.”

While he was caput trainer on these films, he says he is ever role of a squad in addition to movies of this calibre ever require a huge endeavour from everyone involved.

Lovgren also has a squad at dwelling that enables him to fulfil his passion of Equus caballus training.

“My wife, Wendy, has a existent job, in addition to then that when I’m non working she tin fill upwardly inward the gaps for us.”

He also has a few special horses: “I exclusively lead hold 3 of my ain in addition to they are solid unit of measurement members.”

As good every bit the 3 equine solid unit of measurement members, Lovgren also has 3 sons, aged, 12, twenty in addition to 24.

 

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