A stunt double was used for this scene and the rearview mirror on the side of the car was removed so the horse would not be hurt when it ran by. Louis smashes Briggs’ windshield with his shotgun and keeps on going. All of the signs and poles were removed from the alley so that the horse would not encounter any obstacles. In scenes where the horse and mountain lion were near each other, five trainers stood between them to avoid any attacks.įor the scene in town as Louis gallops down an alley way and into the street, the horse wore rubber shoes. A second trainer stood in front of the mountain lion and promted him into growling. For the scene where the mountain lion growls, the trainer hid behind the mountain lion with a leash on it. For the horse’s comfort, a pit about twenty to thirty feet across was dug and branches, rocks and any other debris was cleared away, replacing it with dirt and sand. Low camera angles were used to make the hill appear steeper. What appears to be the horse falling down the steep hill, was actually only about three feet. A trained falling horse was used for the fall.
As the cougar growls, Louis’ horse spooks and goes galloping down the hill, trips and falls over, throwing Louis off and the two of them slide down the rest of the hill. Ahead of them is a deer carcass with cougar nearby. On the way down the mountain, his horse starts grunting and slows down. When Louis rides back to town, Yellow Wolf comes with him as far as a cave.
INDIAN ACTION MOVIE HORSE SLIDE ZIP
Eventually, Lillian is allowed to ride her horse, so Zip is put up on the horse with her. As they are transported on foot to the Cheyenne’s camp, Louis holds Zip in his arms. The dog had been trained to fall on his side.
INDIAN ACTION MOVIE HORSE SLIDE SKIN
For this scene, the trainer placed an arrow in the fold of the dog’s skin and secured it with monofiliment. We see the Indian shoot the arrow then in the next scene we see the dog with the arrow in his flank. One of the Indians shoots Zip with his bow and arrow.
To accomplish this, the trainer had cued the dog to keep barking. When the Cheyenne first capture Louis and Lillian, Zip starts barking and will not stop. The stunt doubles also aided the horse by climbing as much of the cliff as they could. Several trainers, off camera, then helped the horse to pull the two up the cliff, making it appear as though the horse was doing all the pulling.
For this scene, the dog’s trainer had cued Zip to fetch the reins of the horse and bring them back to her. Louis yells up at Zip and tells him to lead Lillian’s horse further back. Louis ties a rope to Lillian’s horse which is pulling her up, but then Louis slips and falls. As they walk their horses and mule along a steep ledge, Lillian slips and falls, leaving her horse behind on the ledge.
The wranglers surrounded the horses for protection. The area had been previously walked by the wranglers to make sure there were no loose rocks. For this scene, the mules and the horses had special barium shoes for climbing in rough terrain. They have a pack mule with them as they ride through some rough terrain, rocks and streams. Later in the story, Louis and Lillian, both on horseback, with Zip along side of them, ride further into the valley then they have ever been. For this particular scene, one trainer released the dog, while another trainer on the other side of the log called for him with food as his reward. The ground on either side of the log had been swept and smoothed out for the jump. Further along in that scene, Louis’ horse jumps over a fallen log. For this and other scenes with gunfire, quarter loads were used in the guns and cotton was placed in the ears of the animals. Suddenly, someone shoots at them and they turn and run in another direction. In the beginning of the film, Louis is riding his horse with Zip at his side as they trot along the trail. However, there were also stunts throughout the film as well. Horses were used throughout this film in the background or simple A – B action.
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