From the Back Cover:
From yesteryear's simple Westerns featuring heroic horses such as {>}Trigger to today's big-budget productions on equine marvels such as Seabiscuit, Hollywood Hoofbeats showcases talented horses from movies and television shows. In page-turning detail, author Petrine Day Mitchum offers readers behind-the-scenes portraits of famous and virtually unknown horses. She reveals the techniques used in simple and complex stunts, recounts the personal stories of trainers and costars, and highlights the drama and humor horses bring to film and television.

 

Take an unbridled walk down memory lane with historic black-and-white photos and richly colored contemporary stills that illustrate the fascinating stories behind classics of the silver screen, such as Stagecoach, and today's ambitious epics, including the magnificent Lord of the Rings trilogy.

 

What Others are Saying:
"A fascinating read, Hollywood Hoofbeats features an amazing amount of information on the earliest celebrity horses who costarred with America's great cinematic cowboys Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and Tom Mix, as well as behind-the-scenes accounts of the horses starring in recent blockbusters Hildago and Seabiscuit. This book is perfect for both horse lovers and movie buffs who want to know the intriguing stories surrounding the unsung equine heroes-and te incredible trainers and stunt riders who've worked with them."
    -Holly George-Warren, author of Cowboy: How Hollywood Invented the Wild West

From the Folks at Gene Autry Entertainment:
"When Gene Autry Entertainment needed assistance creating our Champion section of the Official Gene Autry website, author Petrine Day Mitchum rode to our rescue with research and information. With so many horses portraying the Wonder Horse of the West, we were excited to work with such an informed gal as Petrine. Her new book, Hollywood Hoofbeats features all of the Champions, including Little Champ."

 

Hardcover. 216 pages. Color and B&W photographs. Current copies are all signed by the author.