Why Horse Movies Present a Serious Dilemma

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">There are some great horse <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;newsforpublic&period;com&sol;sites-like-123movies-watch-music-movie-online&sol;">movies to watch<&sol;a> that have won numerous awards and stolen our hearts&period; However&comma; the prevailing train of thought has changed regarding the use and portrayal of horses for entertainment&period; The manner in which horses are portrayed and even used in movies needs to be re-evaluated and some of the best-known horse movies have questions to answer about the manner in which horses have been used&comma; and perhaps why no horse has won an Oscar&period; It is true that they can win races and awards&comma; and the movies they star in can also win awards and praise&comma; but what of the horses&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Horse movies at the box office<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;screenrant&period;com&sol;best-horse-movies-time&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">top horse movies<&sol;a> of all time arguably include&colon; Hidalgo&comma; The Horse Whisperer&comma; Seabiscuit&comma; Black Beauty&comma; and War Horse&period; Seabiscuit is currently also the highest grossing horse racing movie of all time and one of the few horse movies to score big at the box office&period; The common theme has been both the strength of the animal and the classic struggle to achieve&comma; but also the ability of the horses to make positive changes in human lives&period; However&comma; the treatment of the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;star” horses—both on- and off-screen—has been questioned&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">These are awesome horse movies and every year <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;movie-rater&period;com&sol;oscars-2021-everything-you-need-to-know-before-the-awards&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">before the Oscar awards<&sol;a> it’s interesting to see what new offerings on Equus caballus have been released and if they stand a chance at winning&period; Dream Horse and Black Beauty have been on the radar recently and the tone of both leans more towards what the long-time horse lover expects&period; There is a more human and humane approach&comma; at least from what we have previously seen on-screen&comma; and we hope that the equine equivalent of the actors guild is looking after our interests in acting behind the scenes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Horse lovers and horse movies<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">For horse lovers and those who own their own horses and understand these animals&comma; it is difficult to watch some of the Hollywood graphics and action shots&period; From the death scenes in War Horse to the aggressive racing in Seabiscuit&comma; it is not generally a view of horse ownership and equestrian care that is promoted&period; Furthermore&comma; it is somewhat distasteful for those who know and work with horses&comma; to see how many horses are used in these productions without ever knowing what happens to these animals after their fame and where they are now&period; We have yet to find a way to use technology to avoid using animals in the movie industry and the protection of these animals has definitely improved&comma; but there are still questions of ethics that abound&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">There is a disconnect between the horse whisperers used on set and the real-life horse people out there&comma; and this is clear in the manner in which these films are made and promoted&period; As aforenoted&comma; there have been some great horse movies and this will certainly continue to be the case—yet one wonders when a horse movie will be made by a horse lover&comma; someone who is able to showcase the numerous stars that exist in equine circles in manner that we will understand&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The dilemma is to produce a horse movie that can pull in the audience&comma; and yet be sure that the horses used are treated&comma; pampered&comma; and preened as are the human stars in these productions&period; All acting animals need protection&comma; and it is up to the equestrian community out there to ensure that this is the case for horses that are used&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;