One of the many equine stars in Speilberg's War Horse is the Thoroughbred Finders Key who not only performs as Joey but also, in one scene, as Joey's dam.
Finders Key, or Finder as he is known, was bred in California by James J. Lindsey, by the Roberto stallion Lindsey’s Roberto, he is out of the winning Key to the Mint mare, Thru the Keyhole but was unplaced in three starts as a juvenile in 2002.
Finder then went on to act in the film Sea Biscuit and The Legend of Zorro by which time his trainer Bobby Lovgren had recognized Finder's amazing ability as an equine actor.
Lovegren says, “He is the best horse I’ve ever had. He’s truly amazing. The wilder looking things he’s so very good at—the fast things that make you believe the horse is scared or panicked. Those kinds of situations are very hard to train—the emotions—and he’s very good and believable at portraying them. He has so much animation and personality."
Recently Finder was dyed black to perform in an episode of CSI Miami and if you'd like to keep track of his acting career Finder has his very own Facebook page - Finders Key (Finder).
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