According to he French magazine 'Télé 7 jours', Cécile Aubry didn't just choose Claude Giraud to play in the sequel of the adventures of Sébastien for his obvious, award-winning acting abilities, but also his remarkable athletic prowess and horse riding skills, shown in the TV series Les compagnons de Jehu (1966), where he played a swashbuckling highwayman.
The French magazine 'Télé 7 jours' reported at the time that, during the making of this second series, Mehdi El Glaoui was thrown off his horse. This happened when the van moving along to film them stopped too abruptly, scaring the horse. Mehdi was left paralyzed for a couple of days.