Important loans from the British Library, the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Royal Armouries, as well as rare material from Saudi Arabia, will be seen alongside objects from the British Museum’s collection for the exhibit “The Horse: From Arabia to Royal Ascot.” The collection will be on view at the British Museum from May 24 to [...]
They served on the front lines, the back lines and everything in between. The horse in war was an indispensible partner, and an estimated eight million of them died in WWI. “The soldier came to regard his horse almost as an extension of his being,” wrote J.M. Brereton in his book The Horse in [...]
I must admit, I rushed to see Cowboys & Aliens on opening day because I wanted to see the horses and it was 105 degrees outside, so cool movie darkness coupled with salty, overpriced popcorn proved an irresistible lure. I love Westerns, and this one started out following the formula of a loner cowboy (whose [...]
Charreada gets a cameo in Chris Weitz’ film A Better Life, which opens today from Summit Entertainment. The plot centers on the relationship between a Mexican gardener and his teenage son, who hovers precipitously on the edge of gang life. Illegals living in Los Angeles, they move through a sort of shadow world, struggling to [...]
On June 13 the Autry Museum in Los Angeles will host a special preview screening of the documentary Buck, about the charismatic horseman Buck Brannaman, who inspired the novel and film of The Horse Whisperer. Winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s 2011 Audience Award for Documentary, Buck will be followed by a Q&A with the [...]
Dressage horses working cattle. Blindfolded trick riders not old enough for kindergarten. A man attacked, face ripped open by a predator horse. Horses are a reflection of our human selves. A mirror. A tool in life coaching whether we want it or not. I had previously felt little empathy for Buck Brannaman as he humbly [...]
If there is a catchphrase that best describes the work of artist Leslie Anne Webb, it’s ‘Don’t fence me in.” Her work, like nearly everything she does, is big and bold, from her choice of oversize canvasses, to her horses, with their whimsical expressions, peering out at the viewer as though they might be leaning [...]
Cavalia has returned to Southern California. In the five years since the Canadian troupe touched down in Irvine, the size of the production has nearly doubled, and the act has been expanded with double the number of horses, which creator Normand Latourelle says makes for “double the magic” in a show for audiences of all [...]
When Winston Churchill exclaimed, “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man,” he had no idea the concept could inspire something as stunning as Normand Latourelle’s spectacular Cavalia, which returns Jan. 19 to Los Angeles. Latourelle, one of the founders of Cirque du Soleil, has [...]
They’re majestic, sexy and ready for their close-ups. We’re talking horses. Continuing a trend of equine-themed films galloping into the multiplex, a biopic about 2009’s longshot Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and a tear-jerking tale of cavalry service during World War I are set to join modern classics The Black Stallion and Seabiscuit. Steven [...]
