Detailed Animal Action Report

All horseback riders were stunt riders or experienced actors who were skilled at riding, mounting and dismounting. All running/galloping scenes were well choreographed, and actors used caution while on and near animals. Whenever horses were seen tied to posts/fences, they were attached to lead ropes tied to posts/stalls.

In the scene where the actress hears a gunshot and rides to the direction it’s coming from and the gunshot startles the horse, causing him to rear back and buck the actress on the ground, the horse’s rearing was a trained behavior. Trainers had actress sit on the horse while a trainer pulled the horse’s head back slightly to make it look as if it bucked. In another shot, they have a stuntwoman fall off the horse. The sound of the gunshot was added in post production.