Rhonda Lane on January 30th, 2012

A lot of tears have been shed over “War Horse.” So, let’s enjoy some laughs with spoofs of “War Horse.”

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Rhonda Lane on January 25th, 2012

Marketing exec by day, weaver of swashbuckling paranormal tales by night, MARKET OR DIE series author Jennifer Fusco takes “the reins” of Four In Hand here on The Horsey Set Net.

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Provocative images are ahead, although they can’t be that bad, right? They were on “CBS Sunday Morning.” Still, CBS ran a disclaimer prior to the piece and so will I. No blood, no gore that I could see. Still, brace yourselves. If the horse sculptures don’t get you, the social commentary with the historical figures [...]

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Rhonda Lane on January 10th, 2012

If you can’t see this embedded parody of the classic Old Spice commercial, “White Collar”-style, click here. Had I been able to embed the video of the scene, especially the Behind-the-Scenes video from the USA Network website showing a clip of the scene and all the riding lessons that went into it, I would have, [...]

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Rhonda Lane on January 8th, 2012

Don’t think I’ve forgotten … January 8 is Elvis Presley’s birthday. In case, you’ve forgotten, Elvis was a serious horse-lover and, by all accounts, an excellent horseman. Anyway, here’s some news in honor of the Big Day. If you can’t see the embedded video about the Circle G Foundation, click here: A British lady is [...]

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If you can’t see the video embedded above about the horses used in TV’s “Merlin,” click here. Check out the film credits of Horse Master Dylan Jones. You’re see “War Horse” listed, as well as its competitor this holiday season “Sherlock Holmes.” Dylan is part of Dolbadarn Film Horses, a family-owned and – run Welsh [...]

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Rhonda Lane on December 27th, 2011

“Bang! You’re dead. Now, stay.” Dusty the movie stunt horse gives us an idea of what the equine actors did for the “War Horse” movie.

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Rhonda Lane on December 21st, 2011

Another little break from “all-’War-Horse’-all-the-time.” BTW,  if you can’t get enough “War Horse,” Fran’s “War Horse News” blog is up and running full steam. She’s mixing movie buzz with history about real war horses. Fascinating mix! You were expecting reindeer? Here?? On the Twitter stream, a note from blogger Arabian Glimmer announced an open house [...]

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Do you want to see “War Horse,” but you’re afraid you’ll bawl in public? Let’s peek a little behind the magic curtain of the movies and learn about the real horses in the movie.

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Rhonda Lane on December 9th, 2011

Still, more “War Horse” stuff coming … we’re just taking a little break … saw the movie last night at an advance screening thanks to my husband’s job … It’s not too late to take a quick look back at the Tweets from November. We’ve got Joe and Chantal, Tom Dorrance and Tom Bass, the [...]

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