I picked this up off YouTube. This was posted as what can only interpreted as a display "reel" by a AlphaStunt, Bulgarian stunt group. Most of it is concerned with horses although towards the end they abruptly shift to a number of vehicle stunts (hint to AlphaStunt- if you are doing a "reel", it's probably a good idea to focus on one theme).
The training and use as Medieval warhorses is especially interesting and a bit hazardous (as it probably was then). The scene of the man catching a rear hoof in the face from a capriole kick is pretty amazing- hard to tell if that's a stunt or accident. In any event, I wouldn't want it to be me- no thanks!
Some of the stunts could be considered questionable from a "humane" standpoint- they look a bit rough on the horses but I'm no expert. Then again, standards tend to be a bit "relaxed" in that part of the world...the fire on the back of the horse really gives me cause for pause. At any rate, enjoy!
Some of the stunts could be considered questionable from a "humane" standpoint- they look a bit rough on the horses but I'm no expert. Then again, standards tend to be a bit "relaxed" in that part of the world...the fire on the back of the horse really gives me cause for pause. At any rate, enjoy!
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Awesome video, thanks! I agree about the kick to the face - the horse wasn't pulling that kick, and you couldn't pay me enough to get kicked in the head on purpose.
Looking at it again, they probably did an offset where the actor is actually some distance either to the rear or front of the horse. When you line up the camera directly to the front and set it up right, it looks like both the guy and the horse are on line.
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