The movie “Racing Stripes”

I am a big fan of the movie “Babe” and was in absolute heaven when “Racing Stripes” (using a similar concept with the animals talking), was released in 2005. It has become one of my favourite films. I was however, initially perplexed that a Zebra had been able to be trained for the part. From my own research into Zebras, I was under the impression that they are a difficult animal to train, and in fact in some literature I came across, it was suggested that it was virtually impossible to train a Zebra. Imagine my surprise when I discovered a Zebra HAD been trained and the trainer was not only an Australian, but grew up in Queensland. What a small world we live in.

Not long after the film was released, there was an excellent interview with Ian Bostock and Laura Haig published in my local newspaper, the Gold Coast Bulletin on 27th January 2005 which offers a fascinating insight to their training of this wild animal.

You can read more information about Ian Bostock in an interview conducted on 10th December 2007 with ABC Queensland.

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