Were you riding your own horse in Lessons?
Yes, we�ve got nine, and Sarah works with twenty two at the farm now, where Sarah works. The horse�s name is Otto, by the way.
We scouted locations on the Friday. There was glorious sunshine, and I said to Joss, �If you want a vista, come up to the farm and check it out." There are beautiful rolling hills.
We had a big struggle, because he wanted me to ride without a crash hat, and the reason we have the farm is because a dear friend of ours came off her horse, not wearing a crash hat, cracked her head open and died. She left Sarah some money, and that�s how we were able to invest in the farm, so we felt quite strongly about not showing riding without wearing a crash hat.
I showed Joss me in a crash hat and he said, �It�s not quite the image I was looking for.� So we conceded and said, �Alright, but only at a walk.� But, ultimately, it�s only a concession and it isn�t right. In fact I balked recently when somebody else asked me to do a riding shot.
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