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It’s important to note here that we had only had Rusty for about three months by the time filming began. When we first got him he had been pretty out of sorts and more than a little leery of people. He had been difficult to catch and physically stiff and sore. We had not really done much “training” with him up to this point because we were so focused on helping him feel better physically. We had, however, been treating him with the same kindness and understanding with which we treat all of our horses, and he seemed to be responding in a positive way to what we were offering. But to be honest, while I hoped that would be enough for him to have the confidence to be able to do what we were asking, I really had no idea if he would.

I stood next to him with a lead rope draped over his neck while they reset the camera. I took a deep breath and stroked him on the head, then on the neck and shoulder. The first assistant director yelled, “Here we go,” the signal that the camera was set and they were ready to shoot. This meant that I would need to remove the rope from Rusty’s neck and move out of the frame to my spot.