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Cass Ole' |
he Black Stallion was played by a few horses in both movies, but he was predominantly played by Cass Ole, owned by San Antonio arabians in Texas.
Cass Ole was not entirely black. He had 4 white socks and a star on his forehead. He therefore had to have his white markings dyed to portray "The Black", who following the book, was solid black with no white markings at all.
Al Marah Cassanova
Cass Ole was bred by Donaghue arabians. Later he was owned by San Antonio Arabians. His dam is La Bahia and his sire Al Marah Cassanova. His bloodlines go right back to *Raffles. Born in 1969, Cass Ole was trained by Walter "Chappy" Chapman, before being turned over to Corky Randall for the movie training. Cass was trained "at liberty" for his work in the film. He wore no halter or bridle during many of the scenes, but watched a long whip the trainer held, and would come toward the whip or go away from it depending on how it was held. He was not hit with the whip -- it was only used to signal him.
He was almost by definition a very correct, very sound horse. He was a very high-percentage CMK. Conformation-wise, he tended to be a bit heavy in the neck, but it had good length and shape. He was not the "modern" halter horse, but he was a very fine Arabian. He had some success in halter as a young horse, but as he matured he became most successfully a performance horse. He was a terrific performance horse with a superior disposition.
Cass Ole died from complications of colic in 1993, and is buried in the sandringat his owners farm in San Antonio, Texas. He has many, many progeny to carry on the name and the superiour arabian look.
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Fast Facts About
Cass Ole
Born :
Goliad, Texas- March 6, 1969.
Died:
San Antonio, Texas - June29,1993.
Owned By:
Leo & Francisa Cuello
Sire:
Al Marah Cassanova
Dam:
La Bahia
Bred by:
Donahue Arabians
Trainers:
Walter Chapman,Rex Petersen, Corky Randall
Show Wins/Titles/Awards:
National Champion in Western Pleasure AOTR in 1975, National Reserve Champion Ladies Side Saddle in 1976 and U.S. Top Ten English Pleasure AOTR in both 1975 and 1976.He won over 50 championships and over 20 Reserve Championships in his show career and was high point winner for The American Hosre Show Association for several years ( King Saud Trophy).
Cass Ole received the1980 Humane Society Award for The Prevention of Cruelty To Animals at the International Horse Show in Washington, D.C.
The International Award was awarded to Cass Ole from The Arabian Horse Association in 1980.
Cass traveled to Italy twice, Sardinia, Algeria and Morocco. He was the main attraction at fund raisers for charitable organizations (American Heart Association, Epilepsy Society, Ophthalmological Society, Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio, Brackenridge Hospital in Austin to name a few). He even helped raise funds for politicians (Governors, Senators, Mayors and Judges). He performed for the Royal Family in Morocco and for Princess Elena de Borbon y de Grecia in San Antonio.