Beauty (horse)
| Highland Dale | |
| Race: | American Saddle Horse |
| Father: | Liberty Dale |
| Mother: | Marian Highland |
| Mother, father: | Lord Highland |
| Gender: | stallion |
| Year of birth: | 1943 |
| Year of death: | 1972 |
| Country: | United States |
| Colour: | black |
| Owner: | Ralph McCutcheon |
| Greatest wins, titles and awards | |
| Awards | |
| Patsy Award | |
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Infobox last modified on: August 14, 2011. |
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Beauty , actually Highland Dale (born March 4, 1943 , † around 1972 ) was an American Saddle Horse from Missouri , who appeared in numerous films.
Life
Originally the black stallion was named Highland Dale ; later he was also known by the names of the horses he played. At the age of 18 months he was bought by his future trainer and taken to California .
From 1955 to 1960, Beauty embodied the stallion Fury . The fee for the horse, which was used for this series along with four others, was $ 1,500 per episode. Beauty was used for all scenes that required unusual dressage performance. In eight years, the horse made more than $ 500,000 for owner and trainer Ralph McCutcheon . Only with the animal actors of Lassie could more money be made. The stallion also appeared in numerous other films, including guest roles in the series Bonanza . Beauty, who had had breathing problems for most of his life, died at the age of 29; There were sad rumors about his end, but they were probably based on a mix-up with another black stallion on McCutcheon's ranch.
Filmography (selection)
- 1946: Black Beauty
- 1947: Black Gold with Anthony Quinn
- 1952: man to man with Clark Gable
- 1954: Johnny Guitar with Joan Crawford
- 1954: loyalty
- 1955-1960: Fury
- 1956: Giants with Elizabeth Taylor
- 1957: Wild is the wind with Anna Magnani and Anthony Quinn
Awards
- 1954: Patsy Award for Loyalty
- 1955: Award of Excellence for Flying Hooves
- 1958, 1960 and 1961: Nominations for the Patsy Award
Individual evidence
- ↑ Highland Dale Saddlebred . allbreedpedigree.com. Retrieved October 29, 2011.