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Originally Posted by mark meakin  .Most westerns of the 40s & 50s used the sidefall where the rider pulls on the reins to bring the horse down in a safe fashion though it does look less realistic.Then again at least the horses lived to gallop another day. |
Those type of falls dont bother me because the horses are trained to do that. But some filmakers are to lazy to train horses and would rather use wires.
I read the horsefall in
Pat Garret and Billy the Kid was the only option because Peckinpah actually wanted to kill it to get a more spectacular fall.