(*1):The 1999 race was open to Japanese trained horses only.
The wagon is a steel construction pulled by two trained horses.
Guess those Hollywood budgets didn't run to enough trained horses.
A study was done to compare the heart rate between a trained and untrained horse.
However, if evaluated 30 minutes before competition, the trained horse would show less stress.
Using the horses saved them the trouble, and for the first time he realized that trained horses could be more than a novelty.
Oh, they'll handle that job together like two trained horses in harness!
Of the four, Nutty saw hope for two - given twice their allocated time and decent, trained horses to ride.
An additional factor was the large number of trained horses lost during the battle, which proved difficult to replace.
I wouldn't ask them to behave like a trained horse, though.