![]() “Zebras are pack animals, and they bond with certain people,” she said. When asked about her favorite moment during filming, she exclaimed, “I loved riding!” During the training, the talented young actress, who is currently a sophomore in high school, had a chance to develop a special relationship with the animals, especially the striped ones. Panettiere completed six weeks of training plus additional practice before her racing scenes in the film, which were shot on location near Derban, South Africa. To play the promising young rider, Hayden Panettiere trained with renowned Australian horse trainer, Heath Harris, who gave his protégé her very own saddle. Mandy Moore makes her first non-human appearance as-wink, wink-Stripes’ equestrian love interest, Sandy the Mare. These humorous animal characters are voiced by an all-star cast featuring such greats as Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman as Tucker the Pony, Whoopi Goldberg as the older and wiser goat, and Joshua Jackson as Sir Trenton’s Pride, the haughty thoroughbred about to get his comeuppance. The modest Kentucky farm that becomes the zebra’s new home has a slew of other animals with more personality than the average, including snooty thoroughbreds who can’t quite get used to the idea of a striped competitor, and a Pelican from New Jersey who’s hiding out in the country evading shady dealings he had in New York City. “He doesn’t know what kind of animal he is…he doesn’t understand why he looks so different from everyone.” “He thinks he’s a racehorse, and then, he finds out he is a zebra,” explains Panettiere. Both have hurdles to overcome in achieving their dreams-for Channing, it is her father’s disapproval of horseracing and for Stripes, it is the fact that he is not a horse, of course. The derision and lack of confidence that Stripes struggles with is mirrored by the horse trainer’s daughter, Channing, played by Hayden Panettiere (Raising Helen, Ally McBeal). Little does he know, the daughter of the humble horse trainer, who takes him in after he is abandoned by the local circus, has the very same ambition! Panettiere did her face-to-face scenes with the lovable zebra, Schuster. Anyone who has ever felt different can relate to the obstacles that stand in the way of this baby zebra, appropriately named Stripes, who wants nothing more than to become a Kentucky Derby champion. The new Warner Brothers release, Racing Stripes, is a tale of triumph in the face of adversity.
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