We couldn’t let the 150th anniversary of Banjo Paterson’s birth go by without a snippet of some very famous footage from The Man From Snowy River and a quick quiz
Tom Burlinson did many of his own stunts, having been trained by well-known Victorian mountain horseman and stunt rider in the film, Charlie Lovick, and reportedly did this ride down the mountain himself. However the film featured plenty of crack riders that many in Australia will know
Here’s a quick question for film and eventing buffs out there – who knows which eventing rider doubled for Tom Burlinson in some stunts in the sequel Man from Snowy River II? Hint, one of this 3/4 Star rider's top horses at the time had the name of a cartoon character
No prizes – just to see if you’re all awake!
