🎂 Behind the animated hero who inspires dreams of freedom is a real horse: Spirit, a Kiger mustang stallion who turns 30 years old today. He served as the artists’ muse and model for DreamWorks Animation’s beloved 2002 film “Spirit: Stallion of The Cimarron,” penned by screenwriter John Fusco and directed by Lorna Cook and Kelly Asbury. The filmmakers searched for a horse embodying the iconic wild mustang. They chose a colt born to a mare and stallion captured in a government roundup on the Kig
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🎂 Behind the animated hero who inspires dreams of freedom is a real horse: Spirit, a Kiger mustang stallion who turns 30 years old today. He served as the artists’ muse and model for DreamWorks Animation’s beloved 2002 film “Spirit: Stallion of The Cimarron,” penned by screenwriter John Fusco and directed by Lorna Cook and Kelly Asbury. The filmmakers searched for a horse embodying the iconic wild mustang. They chose a colt born to a mare and stallion captured in a government roundup on the Kig
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Spirit, the real-life Kiger Mustang who inspired DreamWorks’ beloved Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, recently turned 29 years old! 🎉🐎 Chosen as a foal for his striking looks — wide-set eyes, a thick multicolored mane, and that unmistakable wild spark — Spirit became the model for the animated stallion that captured hearts worldwide. Today, Spirit lives at Return to Freedom Sanctuary in Santa Barbara County, roaming 300 acres of pristine California pasture. More than just a movie star, he’s a
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Spirit, the real-life Kiger Mustang who inspired DreamWorks’ beloved Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, recently turned 29 years old! 🎉🐎 Chosen as a foal for his striking looks — wide-set eyes, a thick multicolored mane, and that unmistakable wild spark — Spirit became the model for the animated stallion that captured hearts worldwide. Today, Spirit lives at Return to Freedom Sanctuary in Santa Barbara County, roaming 300 acres of pristine California pasture. More than just a movie star, he’s a
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⭐ Get a look at this distinguished gentleman! In May, we celebrated the 30th birthday of the one and only Spirit — the Kiger mustang stallion who served as the animator’s muse and model for @DreamWorks Animation’s beloved 2002 feature film, “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.” Spirit continues to serve as an ambassador for wild horses, attracting fans of the movie from all over the world and helping us educate the public about the serious challenges wild herds continue to face on our public lands
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⭐ Get a look at this distinguished gentleman! In May, we celebrated the 30th birthday of the one and only Spirit — the Kiger mustang stallion who served as the animator’s muse and model for @DreamWorks Animation’s beloved 2002 feature film, “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.” Spirit continues to serve as an ambassador for wild horses, attracting fans of the movie from all over the world and helping us educate the public about the serious challenges wild herds continue to face on our public lands
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Return To Freedom, Wild Horse Conservation on Instagram: "🎂 Behind the animated hero who inspires dreams of freedom is a real horse: Spirit, a Kiger mustang stallion who turns 30 years old today. He served as the artists’ muse and model for @Dreamworks beloved 2002 film “Spirit: Stallion of The Cimarron,” penned by screenwriter @johnfusco and directed by Lorna Cook and Kelly Asbury. The filmmakers searched for a horse embodying the iconic wild mustang. They chose a colt born to a mare and stall
Return To Freedom, Wild Horse Conservation on Instagram: "🎂 Behind the animated hero who inspires dreams of freedom is a real horse: Spirit, a Kiger mustang stallion who turns 30 years old today. He served as the artists’ muse and model for @Dreamworks beloved 2002 film “Spirit: Stallion of The Cimarron,” penned by screenwriter @johnfusco and directed by Lorna Cook and Kelly Asbury. The filmmakers searched for a horse embodying the iconic wild mustang. They chose a colt born to a mare and stall
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