Emily sends along this sad news: I have never sent anything to you guys before but I thought it was a story you might want to know about. I attend the Rolex Three Day Event in Lexington, Ky every year. We just had a tragic accident here yesterday during cross country, here is a press release. Continue reading “‘Frodo Baggins’ The Horse Injured During Race, Later Euthanized”
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — A horse that appeared in the ‘‘Lord of the Rings’’ movie trilogy will make an appearance next weekend in western Wisconsin. Blanco — better known as Shadowfax from the movies — will appear with current trainer Cynthia Royal next Friday through Sunday during a clinic at Merrimount Morgans Stable between Holcombe and Cornell. Blanco, a trick horse, is known for his ability to work without restraint and to respond to vocal and visual cues. Blanco is an Australian Andalusian gelding and was bred in Australia. ‘Lord of the Rings’ horse Shadowfax coming to Wisconsin
Paul Norell
Message board member Ataahua sends this in from stuff.co.nz: The King of the Dead is back and coming to a school near you. Paul Norell, who played the character in the final part of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, is running a series of presentations to fire up kids’ interest in acting. “My aim is to show them what it’s like being involved in an international film,” Mr Norell says. “I want to encourage kids to enjoy themselves while learning as much as possible.” Read More
The talented Colleen Doran wrote to let us know that she posted to her blog about her newest sketch cards. In this series, Colleen did sketches of Sandro Kopp, Sean Bean, Karl Urban, and Elijah Wood. And I must say, I am a bit jealous of Sandro.
Elentariel writes: I just returned from another wonderful trip to Germany, where I had a chance to attend RingCon 2007. Among thousands of LOTR fans in incredible costumes, there were numerous LOTR stars, and tons of entertainment. RingCon 2007 Images
Ataahua writes: Here is something a little different: A horse owned by Peter McKenzie (King Elendil in FOTR) will start in the Melbourne Cup after it won at Flemington, Australia, on Saturday.