Hollywood -- bad for horses

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from the LA Times:



Filming of the second season of HBO's horse-racing drama "Luck," starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, continues, but any work involving horses has been suspended after a third horse died during production on Tuesday. Two other horses had died during filming last season.

According to the American Humane Assn., the horse had been inspected and passed by California Horse Racing Board official veterinarian Dr. Gary Beck and was being walked back to its barn at Santa Anita Park when it "reared up, fell backwards and was injured."

After it was determined that the only humane course of action for the horse was to euthanize it, the AHA demanded all filming involving horses be suspended pending a full investigation.

In a statement from HBO, the network said it was "deeply saddened" and that "an American Humane Association Certified Safety Representative was on the premises when the accident occurred, and as always, all safety precautions were in place." .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/03/third-luck-horse-death-hbo.html