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Remount Ranch, a National Historical Place, located halfway between
Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming. It was the filming
place of the 1940 movies "My Friend Flicka" and "Thunderhead,
son of Flicka". (Novels written by Mary O'Hara) Mary and her husband had lived at the ranch. then left the ranch in 1940's. It became a dude ranch in the early 1960s. It is privately owned as of the 1990's. There were 6 look alike Flickas and 9 white horses as Thunderhead in the movie. Different scenes another horse was used depending on its special abilities. They are best suited for doing the job as "The Albino" , "Goblin" & "Flicka" They were not the same horses used in the later made TV series. (1950's) The horse playing the role of Flicka was an arabian mare as said by Mr. McDowell during an interview.  ( above ) - Flicka with actors Rita Johnson & Preston S. Foster who were cast as the McLaughlins, Ken's parents in the "Flicka" movie versions. Roddy McDowell in the dramatic scene in the roll of Ken McLaughlin when Flicka lays in the stream and near death. ( below ) 
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The "My Friend
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Comments and info The horse used in the movies for "Flicka"
was also a registered American Saddlebred named "Country Encino."
She went directly from filming one year to showing in the 5-gaited classes
at Santa Barbara National.
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Deb at Horse Fame conflicting Update: Comments and info
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