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The concept of using Guide Horses for
the blind is not a new idea and has been featured in
several motion pictures. Below is a synopsis of some of
the best Hollywood portrayals of Guide Horses. The Blocked Trail (1943)
The Fighting Stallion (1950) The Fighting Stallion (1950) stars Bill Edwards as Lon Evans, an ex-GI who is slowly losing his eyesight. Lacking a seeing-eye dog, Lon opts for a seeing-eye horse, training one of his father's stallions for that purpose. Unfortunately, the horse is slated to be destroyed because of its alleged wildness. Lon thinks otherwise, and sets about to prove it--though he hasn't much time. Overall, The Fighting Stallion is a film in which the title character has all the best scenes.
This is very cool spaghetti western reworking of Zato Ichi starring Tony Anthony and Ringo Starr. Using his horse like a seeing-eye dog, the blind man doggedly engages in a battle of wills with Domingo, a ruthless soul who sells the women to ebullient Mexican army general Raf Baldassare (a co-star in all of Anthony's westerns), then massacres his soldiers, keeps the cash and holds the officer captive. |
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