Re: RC: downhill at speed

[Trishmare@aol.com]

Oh, never mind then!  Maybe I just didn't know what I was seeing.  The movie, 
and that scene in particular, are "way cool."  That's all I know!  

<< 
 << The images I remember from Snowy river are of a guy leaning back so his 
 head 
  is bouncing off the butt of his horse and the horse plunging nose down. Or 
  did I miss the part where physics was turned upside down? >>
 
 No, your memory is accurate.  The horse is running down the hill, definitely 
 on the forehand, and while the head bouncing off the butt is a bit of an 
 exaggeration, there is a bit of that impression.  The guy IS reasonably 
 upright, but the terrain is steep and with the strung-out horse, his head 
and 
 the horse's butt are not far apart.  It is a wonderful piece of 
 cinematography, but not a particularly good lesson in "how to do it."
 
 Heidi >>

Trish & pretty David,
Grand Blanc, Michigan


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