Where do movie and TV producers find livestock and horses?
By: Marshall Trimble 09/01/2008
Q
Where do movie and TV producers find livestock and horses?
J. Degenhardt
Woodbury, Minnesota
A
Generally, animals are leased from stock contractors, who have provided animals for movies and TV shows for decades. They frequently help oversee action on the set, along with certified animal representatives who ensure the horses’ safety and well being.
Clarence “Fat” Jones comes to mind as one of the best known stock contractors. He ran a stable and provided horses from the early 1930s until his death in the 1960s, and that about covers the heyday of the silver screen cowboys. His son-in-law was legendary Western actor Ben Johnson (the lead in John Ford’s Wagonmaster).
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