Nobody in Hollywood could sit a horse like Jim Davis. That's a fact, and I've seen 'em all. Like champion racetrack jockeys he is one with his horse, seamless. At a full gallop, he's perfectly straight and still, an ice man.
If you like horses and large scale horse action, you've come to the right place. Republic Pictures had a lock on that kind of film making, nobody else came close. Check out the best large scale horse stampede in BELLE STARR.
Jim Davis also had real star quality---he made the other guy look good.
For the last 30-40 years what passes for "westerns" come unglued when it comes to horse action. Give yourself a break and check out SOTC on youtube.
Review of Stories of the Century
