Pure Country (1992)

Horses are seen at various times throughout the film. They are primarily background in scenes that take place in arenas where Dusty performs and also on Harley’s farm. Harley and Dusty/Wyatt gallop across a field in one picturesque scene and in another scene Harley practices riding around barrels, also on her ranch. As a prelude to the rodeo event a man on a white horse circles the arena carrying the flag while the national anthem plays in the background. There is a scene on Harley’s farm where two men on horseback are roping calves. You see a lot of lassos being swung in the air and you also see calves being chased. Finally you see the horsemen lasso the back legs of a calf. You don’t see the calf being brought down, but you do see the back legs being roped and tightened. In other animal action, a hen is sitting on a nest in a barn and a dog is seen briefly in two other scenes. AHA was represented by the S.P.C.A. of Texas on the set. According to them the horses were treated well, but there were concerns about the care of the cattle on the set. They were not present when the calf was roped.