Walken's Horse Fears

Actor [Christopher Walken](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/christopher-walken) refused to ride a real-life horse for his part in [Sleepy Hollow](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/sleepy-hollow), because he's terrified of the speedy animals.

The screen veteran - who played the villainous HEADLESS HORSEMAN in the 1999 JOHNNY DEPP-starring movie - warned Sleepy Hollow bosses about his horse fears, so they made him canter on a mechanical replica.

And he was stunned to discover the inanimate prop had a rich history in Hollywood.

He says, "I really don't like to get on horses. When I did Sleepy Hollow, I said to them, 'I not only can't ride a horse but I'm also sort of scared of them.'

"So I rode a mechanical horse - I believe it was the same horse that was used in [National Velvet](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/national-velvet) with (DAME) [Elizabeth Taylor](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/elizabeth-taylor)."

21/10/2004 02:24