Do horses get hurt during filming?

Ferber is not surprised by the allegation that the AHA is failing to adequately monitor many productions. read more

After one film (Nearly 100 horses died during the shooting of 1959’s Ben-Hur alone), horses are now protected as well as other animals. This means that no horses can be hurt or killed in the making of a film. read more

"Horses represent not just strength, but strength combined with beauty and grace." Their presence in period films is necessary to make the productions historically accurate. Nearly two hundred horses were used during the filming of the chariot race scene in the 1925 Fred Niblo film, Ben-Hur. read more

Each horse has its hoof in sponge rubber to soften kicks, and mouths are taped to prevent biting. To make the scene look more action packed, it is filmed at a very slow speed then at regular speed looks fast and furious. read more