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Re: [RC] [RC] Disney movies - Karen SullivanCynthia and all, I was right there in front of the tv, especially for horse or dog movies.....but I was later horrified to read (back in 70's), how much animal abuse there was in the 'Disney films, and the "true life" adventure series about wild amimals perpeutated all sorts of untruths; with the main focus being entertainment, not any kind of natural history truth or facts. Animals that would never interact in the wild were penned in close quarters and goaded into fighting....anything was doing to get the shot desired.....add that into the whole debacle and ecological nightmare of building Disney World down in Florida....it just sickens me.....grumpy old woman speaking now, can't believe how many folks are brainwashed into believing Disney movies are the epitome of wholesome, family-oriented entertainment; where the predators were most often portrayed as the villians...the movies have always had a fair amount of violence; even the scene in Run Appaloosa Run, when the cougar goes after the colt is clearly faked....but the colt clearly terriried.... Anyone who doesn't believe me, do a google and snopes search Yuck! Endurance related? I loved the Disney films for the glimpses of horses....but I believe my desire to ride the trails came from some of the great youth horse fiction back in the 60's and 70's..... Dark Sunshine by Dorothy Lyons is a fictional account of a young girl back in the late 50's who captured and trained a while mare for an endurance race in the southwest...great book. The Tack Ranch series by Glenn Balch, set in the wild Owyhee high country were one of the best horse series written, in my opinion, that have a more honest account of ranching and the misconceptions of wild horses and their lives, than anything Disney ever did. On 9/25/07, cynthia smith <horsedoglady@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: We are telling our age. But Sunday nights were about "The Wonderful World of Disney". Good, clean, happy (make you cry) stories. Where the good guys won and the movies that had horses in them just made me go ride my stick horse more!!! (I lived in the city and didn't get to ride a real horse until I was 13). ________________________________ Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! ________________________________ Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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